Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!cbatt!cwruecmp!hal!ncoast!allbery From: allbery@ncoast.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: smail pronounciation Message-ID: <2133@ncoast.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Feb-87 20:25:16 EST Article-I.D.: ncoast.2133 Posted: Wed Feb 25 20:25:16 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Feb-87 05:33:27 EST References: <1074@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu> <17481@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Reply-To: allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) Followup-To: comp.sources.d Organization: Cleveland Public Access UNIX, Cleveland, OH Lines: 29 Xref: utgpu comp.sources.d:363 comp.mail.uucp:290 As quoted from <17481@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> by jordan@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Jordan Hayes): +--------------- | Bob Page writes: | | (how do you say 'gatech'? 'cbosgd'?) | | "gay-tech" ... "see bogosity" (apologies to Erik Fair) ... +--------------- "gay-tech" "see-boz-giddy" +--------------- | ... and one I got strange looks about from people at Bellcore ... | | 'ioctl()' | | "eye-octal" (some say "I/O control" ...) +--------------- "eye-oh-kittil" -- ++Brandon (Resident Elf @ ncoast.UUCP) ____ ______________ / \ / __ __ __ \ Brandon S. Allbery !ncoast!allbery ___ | /__> / \ / \ aXcess Co., Consulting ncoast!allbery@Case.CSNET / \ | | `--, `--, 6615 Center St. #A1-105 (...@relay.CS.NET) | | \__/ \__/ \__/ Mentor, OH 44060-4101 \____/ \______________/ +1 216 974 9210