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, 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 da38ad73 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:17:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 52DA99BD83; Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:17:07 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4849B9BCE3; Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:16:36 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b="yM4967kt"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E0A469BCE3; Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:16:32 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-io1-f50.google.com (mail-io1-f50.google.com [209.85.166.50]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 16E839BCDE for ; Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:16:32 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-io1-f50.google.com with SMTP id k24so9889910ioc.4 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:16:32 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=bkgT3lFWGDBTPBFW9a2KZ06SxgNdOgFBvaBEQPwZP+U=; b=yM4967kt9IN7qF/10EdXOf+WBlJCgWgo6Gys6gWpYYRR7tIypNWXjIGcOXcvp23A/2 yfm/4C35IJWipg4mf/o0UTWAC8sqdYWy2t+SXrVSsskkLWlr2yTZBKifgPMWMEzHdsnF xmRwwAH8ZaNYifNI71m4VJFt6xyoWaFn4O5d+HL2PIYPZC4LxISbLM5ntYfoyaPW7J+8 JI63OEGpsIB60/By2788Oj4o1btxeQOAjCfw7UQY4TOA6O4AqmKjY/JY0MxNKSYrJaPM hs9lCg5DzGBON3OyUfHQWHLaIGex3VF9B5cFrNjY7ZpSL58B0m70Y/BiV87cWj8Izrd2 PhJA== 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:content-transfer-encoding; bh=bkgT3lFWGDBTPBFW9a2KZ06SxgNdOgFBvaBEQPwZP+U=; b=f+AhJvh7KocmmNM0+Hmr4PZpdDWtUhg0OHRg/CjlDfFPsI+Qy7eVvY38NQAlGRaETJ 3ZcIxL8XO7+5nZOxzjLeLF4JVhwFncF5pf9dsq8abhimNkyM4wZOX17rQlW6fG+BRXGc 31wqdbaqRSpbR6sA4Rk1Q+Wf20b+nugqsyaMkRJQiXTyXV45IkMQdLqik0eUkpZPn3rW 7a9uU6Q5r2DofCuet2tox221wYe0FDnygjJaTjTYhJcPnjShlMEOLl4h+ttdff4GrlNM 2udcXwpoeJRrzdyPgLIQDG0lFVg3wEAIWFSEQp0/4/z6tGPgbP4EMYcEzi+vDQ5nw0iF V0/g== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUFUTgDpz5VXRzIS8j+Zx/0ArNHaSC3+mPpHbDLfV1xB1gJq4MI saP3tUzqrudGrVmd9gwZmCKLx6xDaBZSSrT76KMXF3qKC04= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqyYX33RNK4N/j29Rva1ARZej+9//hAcGLXg8lY+7V3JvLowb/HfCoPLCR7yck4zJTm/wVfNSeS0WLMamzMlX2s= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6602:2431:: with SMTP id g17mr11952863iob.106.1581383790795; Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:16:30 -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> <2AA1D51F-A135-442F-A6FE-F5000452A648@ronnatalie.com> In-Reply-To: From: George Michaelson Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:16:18 +1000 Message-ID: To: TUHS main list Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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" I thought this was a Denis story not a Ken story. Its still a good story. Since you're one of the two people in the conversation, I think I can take it I'm wrong btw. (it used to get repeated at UUG, it was always good for a laugh) -G On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 2:19 PM Rob Pike wrote: > > Not quite. It was a question I asked him, while Brian Kernighan and I wer= e writing the Unix Programming Environment. His actual response was pithier= (as one would expect): "I'd spell creat with an 'e'". > > -rob > > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 2:33 PM Ronald Natalie wrote: >> >> It has been F-Suck since we first got a copy. >> >> >> My favorite UNIX quote was Ken Thompson (I hope I=E2=80=99m getting this= right Ken), when asked if he could do it over again, if he=E2=80=99d chang= e anything. >> He said he=E2=80=99d put an =E2=80=9Ce=E2=80=9D on the end of creat. >> >> I=E2=80=99ve always pronounced it CREE-AT. >> >> >>