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Subject: Re: [TUHS] pronouncing *nix formulas (was: screen editors)
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Hi Rob,

> nroff: enn-roff (because it was the descendant of roff)
> troff: tee-roff

One I've wondered about for a long time is ditroff.
What was that?

    1.  die-tee-roff
    2.  dee-eye-tee-roff
    3.  ditt-roff
    4.  die-troff
    5.  Something else...

-- 
Cheers, Ralph.