ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Ernest J Obusek) (11/28/89)
How do you say the following terms: GNU kludge char soc.misc troff nroff TeX LaTeX Ernest ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu ern@cisunx.UUCP
grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike Percy) (11/28/89)
From article <20874@unix.cis.pitt.edu>, by ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Ernest J Obusek):
] How do you say the following terms:
]
] GNU = "new" like the antelope relative
] kludge = long u, i.e. I do not rhyme it with sludge or fudge
(BTW, my cat is named Kludge)
] char = as the first syllable of character, does not rhyme
with star, is not an automobile, nor is it burned
] soc.misc = 3 words - soash dot miss(k)
] troff = tee roff (roff rhymes with off)
] nroff = en roff
] TeX = "Hey there Tex, how's your cows doing?"
] LaTeX = the stuff most condoms are made of
Assuming you are taking a poll of some sort...
I would say your address as
two zero eight seven four at unix dot see eye ess dot pitt dot edu
(edu = first syllable of education)
The above are the way _I_ say things, the way most people _I_ know say
things...your milage may differ.
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Texasmarkv@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Mark T Vandewettering) (11/29/89)
In article <20874@unix.cis.pitt.edu> ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Ernest J Obusek) writes: > GNU guh-new > kludge klooj > char car > soc.misc soash dot misk > troff trough (like pigs trough) > nroff en-roff > TeX tech (as in technology) > LaTeX latech (as in latechnology) :-) How bout punctuation? Like what are these 1. ! 2. @ 3. # 4. & 5. ^
limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) (11/29/89)
In article <20874@unix.cis.pitt.edu> ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Ernest J Obusek) writes: > TeX > LaTeX Chapter one of "The TeX Book" is devoted to how to pronounce "TeX". It should rhyme with Bleeechh and you're monitor should become slightly moist. Chapter one of "The LaTeX book" says that you can do it anyway you want... except "L A TeX" (I guess he doesn't want to to look like L. A. Law :) ) Lah Teeechh, Lay Teeechh, Latex (as in the paint) are all fine. I've been told that when lecturing about LaTeX, Lamport is known to have used the three "proper" ways randomly and with about 1/3 distribution each. -Tom -- Tom Limoncelli -- limonce@pilot.njin.net -- tlimonce@drunivac.bitnet rutgers!njin!tlimonce -- Drew University, Madison, NJ -- 201-408-5389
haines@handel.CS.ColoState.Edu (Matt Haines) (11/30/89)
In article <11795@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> markv@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Mark T Vandewettering) gives some pronunciations, and I have added some alternates*: | > char | car *char (as in charbroiled) | > soc.misc | soash dot misk *soash dot miss | > troff | trough (like pigs trough) *tee-roff | > nroff | en-roff *we agree on this & the others. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "Don't take life so seriously - | Matt Haines You'll never get out of it alive!" | Colorado State University | haines@CS.ColoState.Edu
2011_552@uwovax.uwo.ca (11/30/89)
In article <11795@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>, markv@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Mark T Vandewettering) writes: [...] > How bout punctuation? > > Like what are these > 1. ! = bang > 2. @ = at > 3. # = hash > 4. & = and > 5. ^ = hat -- Terry Gaetz -- gaetz@uwovax.bitnet -- gaetz@uwovax.uwo.ca Astronomy Dept. -- U. Western Ontario -- (this space intentionally left blank) Canada --
jjsf@gmv.es (Julio Sanchez) (11/30/89)
In article <Nov.28.14.11.24.1989.18897@pilot.njin.net> limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) writes: >In article <20874@unix.cis.pitt.edu> ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Ernest J Obusek) writes: > >> TeX >> LaTeX > >Chapter one of "The TeX Book" is devoted to how to pronounce >"TeX". It should rhyme with Bleeechh and you're monitor should become >slightly moist. > Wrong. Read it again. It is "blecchhh", that looks different to me. Anyway, it is only an approximation to what Knuth means, i.e. the sound we represent as "j". Julio Sanchez Ph. +34 1 234 30 04 Grupo de Mecanica del Vuelo, S.A. (GMV) Fax +34 1 233 32 50 Cristobal Bordiu, 35 Telex 48487 GMEV E E-28003 MADRID jsanchez@gmv.es SPAIN mcvax!gmv.es!jsanchez@uunet.uu.net uunet!mcvax!gmv.es!jsanchez
nam2254@dsacg2.UUCP (Tom Ohmer) (12/02/89)
From article <3301@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>, by haines@handel.CS.ColoState.Edu (Matt Haines):
< In article <11795@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> markv@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Mark T Vandewettering) gives some pronunciations, and I have added some alternates*:
< | > char
< | car
< *char (as in charbroiled)
care (as in the 1st syllable of "character")
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Lets see if I can do this with the right phonetics, etc. In article <11795@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> markv@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Mark T Vandewettering) writes: >In article <20874@unix.cis.pitt.edu> ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Ernest J Obusek) writes: >> GNU > guh-new >> kludge > klooj >> char > car --> care >> soc.misc > soash dot misk --> soash dot miss >> troff > trough (like pigs trough) --> tea roff >> nroff > en-roff >> TeX > tech (as in technology) >> LaTeX > latech (as in latechnology) :-) >How bout punctuation? > >Like what are these > 1. ! --> bang > 2. @ --> at > 3. # --> pound > 4. & ampersand > 5. ^ --> up-caret :-}
lee@sq.sq.com (Liam R. E. Quin) (12/04/89)
In article <11795@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> markv@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Mark T Vandewettering) writes: >In article <20874@unix.cis.pitt.edu> ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Ernest J Obusek) writes: >How bout punctuation? > >Like what are these > 1. ! Every now and then I wonder if there should be a newsgroup called rec.arts.pronounce or something, for people to discuss how to pronounce # or GNU or whatever. Is there ever a time when this discussion is not active in at least one newsgroup? 0.75 :-) Lee -- Liam R. Quin, Unixsys (UK) Ltd [note: not an employee of "sq" - a visitor!] lee@sq.com (Whilst visiting Canada from England, until Christmas) utai!anduk.uucp!lee (after Christmas) ...striving to promote the interproduction of epimorphistic conformability
jde@unify.uucp (Jeff Evarts) (12/07/89)
! - bang @ - at # - hash * - splat ' - tick ~ - twiddle . - dot, but not the following... soc.misc - sosh misk (. not pronounced) Welp, that's all I had to "say" -Jeff Evarts --sequent!unify!jde #include <std.disclaimer>