HP3000-L Archives

February 2004, Week 2

HP3000-L@RAVEN.UTC.EDU
Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: Pronunciation of MPEX
From:
"Gates, Scott" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Gates, Scott
Date:
Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:38:04 -0500
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (33 lines) 
I-B-M'ers try to pronounce every abbreviation.  CICS is 'Kicks' DB2 is
"dub-too".

H-P'ers generally don't do this, because half the time it sounds REAL
STOOPID, the other half time it's just confusing.

Jim, it's time to give your mup-EX-cel recruiter story.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Brandt [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 9:30 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [HP3000-L] Pronunciation of MPEX


Do you pronounce each letter: M P E X, or as a two-syllable word: em -
pecks?

I've heard both, and I wonder what y'all think.

--
Tom Brandt
Northtech Systems, Inc.
130 S. 1st Street, Suite 220
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1343
http://www.northtech.com/

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

ATOM RSS1 RSS2