From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id e17b5264 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 17:06:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E7BA89CC11; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 03:06:02 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 364CA9CC07; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 03:05:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3AB639CC07; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 03:05:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: from fourwinds.com (fourwinds.com [63.64.179.162]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E02039CB14 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 03:05:35 +1000 (AEST) Received: from darkstar.fourwinds.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fourwinds.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 015H5ZQx3211813 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:05:35 -0800 Received: from darkstar.fourwinds.com (jon@localhost) by darkstar.fourwinds.com (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 015H5ZxY3211810 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:05:35 -0800 Message-Id: <202002051705.015H5ZxY3211810@darkstar.fourwinds.com> From: Jon Steinhart To: TUHS main list In-reply-to: References: <9c507ef665851fd21ecdf0e23136dc86@firemail.de> <1ippPk-8PE-00@marmaro.de> <1iqMuL-1zK-00@marmaro.de> <20200204094018.661e76717f7f475e6cb53e75@sjmulder.nl> <20200204201453.ebeaabon26vbgfle@localhost.localdomain> <202002050845.0158jDOu024559@freefriends.org> Comments: In-reply-to Clem Cole message dated "Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:16:30 -0500." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-ID: <3211808.1580922335.1@darkstar.fourwinds.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:05:35 -0800 X-JON-SPAM: local delivery Subject: Re: [TUHS] pronouncing *nix formulas X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" Clem Cole writes: > definitely a diminutive term.    > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 11:11 AM Arthur Krewat wrote: > > Bunch of guys at Computer Graphics Lab (at New York Institute of > Technology) back in the 80's used to call it "f-suck". > > On 2/5/2020 8:35 AM, Clem cole wrote: > > FWIW. When it was written, Ted and I used pronounced it as “fisk” (rhymes > with “disk”), but F. S. C. K. was always acceptable to my ears.  I admit I > smiled one time when I heard some one call it “f-sick” but that was not > considered the proper pronunciation. I always pronounced it "fisk" and am happy that newer filesystems have minimized the need for a stop-and-fisk policy. Jon