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=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, 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 2ce427df for ; Sat, 8 Feb 2020 04:20:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 173D19CCB9; Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:20:06 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 850929CCAB; Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:19:41 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="OYDM5fJp"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 4F9779CCAB; Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:19:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vs1-f47.google.com (mail-vs1-f47.google.com [209.85.217.47]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BD9029CCAA for ; Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:19:37 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vs1-f47.google.com with SMTP id r18so967205vso.5 for ; Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:19:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=PMlVHHfRnSROJyuZedy6RiM5Sz1YKSB8MT85bDpWP5g=; b=OYDM5fJpA9V7h10cLmKHl4rox+P/dzWfe8lMgw4BjVBub0VZX3rpTeRB5rq6EncW2h ORmR3UQe0oUn+MvTa1+VXzurdlM+XYua6cR0If2n+705Bsr4sUCB0p84IkcjYlNVNg/i rtMe4b3UL6h4F2hZ2+aCw0DRL93E3hNwTaGLgLBpbo1djqbrKeL1n3XtNWALUo5Y6zSm AhcT2CGe9a839WP02+SPLqEiYXNpG1TUnYUQc0iNExrcYrPhxTy3TxApFiHK7l6xu6yk QpHeraF0HnqxPVdtNRALIL93mDO7pwBQ/dqzXHATOoo7+XKBCFKYmtfZWzx6jh9lLBDA OViA== 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=PMlVHHfRnSROJyuZedy6RiM5Sz1YKSB8MT85bDpWP5g=; b=uTk/n9De32Py+buO5oVVsjmJP1+Yu7/JQe9n6JouhkaDGmqy3AappOQ2/gUX5vKUNy 23qgA955SCX/qq/qqH3HiMwMCXXRGcctPmFsyikF/6xJjiAY/e2h4Qvo8Py4v3U9ZKKN yL/Qn5Y1P6KLY1j8J6/TpD/zJH7UPGEaJIcdXiue0Z7xv20KPH+RZh5HGdElXJNRyHX3 mE3+9SoT2ceYQNu0vj2eNH8+lmF844ScdB8E+oCMGOoxuhp+YnM5I8YAmqdaLUlhSIlU wttwxhMrhTQqyFg3KgpPciZUdw2HpgvohQ/6DRp6v4OqXNsnU8UW/pv9/z20gFJwuzbs 7oew== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUPJrBbUxL3yOKvTEGo/TNXDSZ9tRtc37a5XMcG3r9ax34m7RUf OVOvjutuH3SeVHojFkccoLnr2zJuev0LnuAoMQ2qa72B X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxqMlGiHNhH8mt99cu/ZHmWiE+3WFmsZFgjVLO4EPPI3y/5bvVDTqtt2JiKT7dJDZHJxQZL8CGU15q8fwPxSIU= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6102:675:: with SMTP id z21mr1031341vsf.46.1581135576681; Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:19:36 -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: <2AA1D51F-A135-442F-A6FE-F5000452A648@ronnatalie.com> From: Rob Pike Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:19:25 +1100 Message-ID: To: Ronald Natalie Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000063d1e5059e08d0de" 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" --00000000000063d1e5059e08d0de Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not quite. It was a question I asked him, while Brian Kernighan and I were 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 change any= thing. > 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. > > > > --00000000000063d1e5059e08d0de Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Not quite. It was a question I asked him, while Brian Kern= ighan and I were writing the Unix Programming Environment. His actual respo= nse was pithier (as one would expect): "I'd spell creat with an &#= 39;e'".

-rob


On Sat, Feb 8,= 2020 at 2:33 PM Ronald Natalie <r= on@ronnatalie.com> 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 ri= ght Ken), when asked if he could do it over again, if he=E2=80=99d change a= nything.
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.



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