Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 17:43:09 -0500 From: "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com> To: "Daryl Chance" <dchance@valuedata.net>, "David Talkington" <dtalk@prairienet.org>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Pronunciations Message-ID: <HLEDJBJKDDPDJBMGCLPPMEAGCLAA.otterr@telocity.com> In-Reply-To: <009501c05af7$9ae9a800$0200000a@mike>
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and the final answer.... pico is pronounced "peeco" (as you spelled it) -Otter }-----Original Message----- }From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG }[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Daryl Chance }Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 1:02 PM }To: David Talkington; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG }Subject: Re: Pronunciations } } }My thoughts: } }lib }first part of library (since thats where all the libraries }and such are :)) (which would be "vibe") } }bin }pronounced just like it looks....the thing you store things in... }a bin :)....but I could see the arg for it being pronounced }the "whine" }way with it being the first part of "binary" (see arg for lib.) } }this could probably be argued just as much as the pronunciation }of linux :) (leeenucks or li sounding line "linus") :). } }(fyi...heres a linux to linus' pronuciation of it :P) }http://www.linux.org/info/sounds/english.au }http://www.linux.org/info/sounds/swedish.au } }- }Daryl Chance | And which parallel universe did }ValueData, LLC | YOU crawl out of? }Memphis, TN | - http://www.thinkgeek.com } }----- Original Message ----- }From: "David Talkington" <dtalk@prairienet.org> }To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> }Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 11:47 AM }Subject: Pronunciations } } }> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- }> }> }> Salutations. }> }> There is disagreement on these points among even }knowledgeable people }> in my office. I'll cast it to the list and let the chips }fall where }> they may. (There's no money on it.) }> }> /lib rhymes with "fib" or "vibe"? }> /bin rhymes with "sin" or "whine"? }> peeco or pyco? }> }> I don't have to argue about GNU or Linux, because there are FAQs to }> back me up. On the above, however, I can find no controlling }> authority. Please guide us on our path to righteousness. }> }> Cheers! -d }> }> - -- }> David Talkington }> Community Networking Initiative }> dtalk@prairienet.org }> 217-244-1962 }> }> PGP key: http://www.prairienet.org/~dtalk/dt000823.asc }> }> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- }> Version: PGP 6.5.8 }> Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.75-6 }> }> iQEVAwUBOiaSo71ZYOtSwT+tAQF1XQf/T6cIFBNe9FDwc3GH1BcL0h7vir9ddVYQ }> 18JmEFOW0UiUctgVsipysposcOBM4J71cUzyoHFt5NOtE8fRwCv8LWoZh/b7Vqmk }> y0/NIWSgarAKFNljCdwxLYj9qK0UIxq5e/1yeyFTwy/qh9AFIH1/8FNFCMK8xIte }> k8EPaad4vayLbc4haBlpwd+h4kih1njNHvMISR4j1fCydr2PK5NIvINj6svK/ltl }> Pc2nQ6/TUo01AbslIjIszW8n1zRsDpBaAnQwIT2WVUOly49StI5jty4FMk8WwRVW }> bscKg2+Ahoc3+3W0OiRXSaAvHRUeut4zHTuoiF8V3rvMUx93RBdTcQ== }> =CWDY }> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- }> }> }> }> }> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org }> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message }> } } } }To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org }with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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