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Subject: Re: smail pronounciation
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Date: Sun, 22-Feb-87 22:00:47 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 22 22:00:47 1987
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In article <17481@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> jordan@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Jordan Hayes) writes:
>... and one I got strange looks about from people at Bellcore ...
>
>	'ioctl()'
>
>"eye-octal" (some say "I/O control" ...)

I say "eye-oh-cuttle".
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Larry Campbell                                The Boston Software Works, Inc.
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