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From: schwamb@ics.uci.edu (Karl Schwamb)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Subject: Re: Inquiring mind with dumb question...
Keywords: CLOS
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Date: 30 May 90 19:28:28 GMT
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In <9977@wiley.UUCP> jay@wiley.UUCP (Jay Nelson) writes:

>What is the _official_ pronunciation of CLOS?  I have heard the
>following:

>  1.)   C - L - O - S  (all spelled out)
>  2.)   See Loss
>  3.)   Closs

What are some good motivations for these pronunciations?

1.  We don't want the kiddies to know what we're talking about.
    As in "Dear, you didn't use any C-L-O-S today, did you?"
2.  Language imperialism.  As in "C Lost, Lisp Won!"
3.  Good for the mind.  Closs cleans up that grunge that hackers
    put out before there was a better approach to abstraction.
    As in "I recoded it in CLOS and I've got that clean fresh
    feeling again."  See Floss, dental.

-Karl