Daniel wrote:
>
> On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, Jeff Kell wrote:
>
> > Seems they have a phonetic "code" for otherwise gibberish phrases.  I wonder
> > now many others there are?  Like "gnu".  Is this pronounced "nue/new" like
> > the animal, or is it "ga-NEW"?
 
Jeff, I have heard Mark Klein say "ga-NEW" (but I personally never try to
use this new words;)
 
>   Hey, but can MPE say, "tcsh" or "bash" (ie.  Command line completion?
O.k.  Let's see: Tisch ? Bah-Shee?  :0
 
> Command line history and editing?)  That would be nice.  In fact, I
> believe it takes $15,000 to say "GCC" ? :)
I don't have even close the amount of money necessary to attempt this
one.  Any hints?
 
> > Another conversational quirk is "www".  Talk about the web, and you have to
> > say "double-you double-you double-you" countless times.  For me, that runs
> > right up there with "rubber baby buggy bumpers" as tongue-twisters go.  If
> > any gibberish acronym ever needed a phonetic "handle", this one does!
Jeff, how about "wa-wa"?  This keeps the thought of the baby buggy, but
is a little easier than "double-you double-you double-you" (Not only is
it hard to say, it's difficult to type).
 
>   Of course, I've heard the classical "MPE _V_" or "MPE _5_" arguement
> before... which do you say to prevent people from confusing you with "MPE
> iX/5.0" ?  Although I will give it to HP to start UNIX-ising their OS
> names... MPE _System_ V and MPE System iX; of course, now when I tell
> people I run MPE System V they think MPE is some sort of AT&T UNIX System
> V derivative! :)  Sigh, we can't win.
 
I'll help on the "MPE _5_" issue.  The iX/5.0 is generally refered to
only as "five-oh", like in Hawaii (which reminds me that in some parts of
this country [Texas] the pronouncation of Hawaii gets a response of
"Fine, How are you?")
 
Anyway, all seriousness aside, I agree with Jeff.  It would be great to
have a FAQ of these pronouncations.  Daniel, can start one?
 
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