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From: crs@cpsc6b.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: smail pronounciation
Message-ID: <237@cpsc6b.cpsc6a.ATT.COM>
Date: Thu, 26-Feb-87 18:04:25 EST
Article-I.D.: cpsc6b.237
Posted: Thu Feb 26 18:04:25 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Feb-87 06:35:13 EST
References: <486@sw1e.UUCP> <122@wright.EDU>
Organization: AT&T (CPSC), Oakland, CA
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Summary: pronunciations...

In article <122@wright.EDU>, jsloan@wright.EDU (John Sloan) writes:
> in article <486@sw1e.UUCP>, uusgta@sw1e.UUCP (uusgta) says:
> > In article <667@rtech.UUCP>, page@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu (Bob Page) writes:
> >> How do you say 'vi'?  'rn'?  'Usenet'?  'rm'?  'mv'?  Should spaf (how do
> >> you say 'gatech'? 'cbosgd'?) put out a Usenet Guide to Pronunciation?
> > Any other strange ones out there?
> 
> ...
> John Sloan  CSNET: jsloan@CS.Wright.EDU UUCP: ...!cbosgd!wright!jsloan

How about /etc.  I have always pronounced it slash-eht-cee, but today I
encountered someone who actually said 'etcetera'.  'If I make this change
in etcetera inittab...'.  

Are we having fun yet?

Chris Seaman
AT&T
working on a Signature...