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=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE, 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 bbaeb0da for ; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 17:10:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C068F9CC1D; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 03:10:18 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B62F19CC08; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 03:10:04 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccc.com header.i=@ccc.com header.b="K71LMS47"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 251DA9CC08; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 03:10:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qk1-f178.google.com (mail-qk1-f178.google.com [209.85.222.178]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3146D9CC07 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 03:10:02 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qk1-f178.google.com with SMTP id w15so2561799qkf.6 for ; Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:10:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=/I8kIyEBwLZnE6E2kKNRlpA//nNSBSWT9Y6vRCqYvjg=; b=K71LMS47VbiYqcW+k3Mp2E+X/jTzDb2GLsaqJ5Ahbp5UclrfbVFasVrgAi3VcxsCZ7 y7ezlH0pzUpIJ6vKmhn2oTUrK3lPUML4POKv6IeHWIQ+MXBM/4lDWreQFpNLfJ6EoKBv rhruzqB8/7xRRLxeKxxKaGjIJXrgviaNzCK44= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=/I8kIyEBwLZnE6E2kKNRlpA//nNSBSWT9Y6vRCqYvjg=; b=Y2OsWsANcjVxN03DNXVMt2WkK5xhrIifkxgnCLnfeNGTTrw1S63AOATO+63ycCitXN YxHI1s1LiykFx/qaZnbFxoYdowc8l2gWicWC3eNPMJ9OBWuv182j0zHi/+LoMBZ9sDLS 2Q7CjPol7gBmtuKsShwy3xvHvT4vvdb4HfnMspXtgmgOBxX6wh1Fjk4B0d0fzljw+rV1 2PAv2jUZQFh8ybjRmumJ80Gjv9vO657fyK26HczjsUKChfSusir2lgoI6hDKEffSVfgT XdGSNGJvFOPniq5YTA9CffPrtD9ybd5LytrfJnj7PrAE6AtMgmyE17GaTs+WiKh35n+l o83Q== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAX1FMlDU2SW434/cmBVYrNlENkzxdpcVUta4jUSz28MRlKjJWP/ NVT9ROi+WGEhO08AA2o/x6Z1KXTs/pzd+15Fl/1joEaRB24= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxojKaB2ZHv5vjbFtAJrebEYEcwQ0uo3DejK3Onaf6Q6c5Y6jrD+wNPuI5mNhRaryWCnTqfGRxpoqFAsnamFls= X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:4db:: with SMTP id 27mr35263229qks.146.1580922601144; Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:10:01 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 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> <202002051705.015H5ZxY3211810@darkstar.fourwinds.com> In-Reply-To: <202002051705.015H5ZxY3211810@darkstar.fourwinds.com> From: Clem Cole Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 12:09:34 -0500 Message-ID: To: Jon Steinhart Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000000f0818059dd73a46" 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: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000000f0818059dd73a46 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable indeed. On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 12:06 PM Jon Steinhart wrote: > 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 =E2=80= =9Cfisk=E2=80=9D > (rhymes > > with =E2=80=9Cdisk=E2=80=9D), but F. S. C. K. was always acceptable= to my ears. I > admit I > > smiled one time when I heard some one call it =E2=80=9Cf-sick=E2=80= =9D 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 > --0000000000000f0818059dd73a46 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
indeed.

On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 12:06 PM Jon Steinh= art <jon@fourwinds.com> wrot= e:
Clem Cole wri= tes:
> definitely a diminutive=C2=A0term.=C2=A0 =C2=A0
>
> On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 11:11 AM Arthur Krewat <krewat@kilonet.net> wrote:
>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Bunch of guys at Computer Graphics Lab (at New York= Institute of
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Technology) back in the 80's used to call it &q= uot;f-suck".
>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0On 2/5/2020 8:35 AM, Clem cole wrote:
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0> FWIW. When it was written, Ted and I used pron= ounced it as =E2=80=9Cfisk=E2=80=9D (rhymes
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0with =E2=80=9Cdisk=E2=80=9D), but F. S. C. K. was a= lways acceptable to my ears.=C2=A0 I admit I
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0smiled one time when I heard some one call it =E2= =80=9Cf-sick=E2=80=9D but that was not
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0considered 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
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