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 30f733d0 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2020 23:28:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id B97329CC13; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:28:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00E269CC08; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:27:45 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="Ywrrk3bU"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C6C8B9CC08; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:27:42 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vs1-f51.google.com (mail-vs1-f51.google.com [209.85.217.51]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4995F9CC07 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:27:42 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vs1-f51.google.com with SMTP id k188so150544vsc.8 for ; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:27:42 -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; bh=9Q3ylyj6EdGq7L2/1xSQtaOzgpU+go0+4YMqsnOvLHg=; b=Ywrrk3bU+5I41VoTn/u6ewEZYJOkO0uMbfXNAJL8J0ZoN9gPoT4bB/zBliS40DJ736 D4LNOI1RHHMiqePxKtqZY1gS/uCk+NxLogGjiObHTjvHU1Bx3hENie8TnxKGE/hl8heI NK6lsh2kCxMOgIUyDeSLOCGhjIjFW32Sl3Xjb5uz/HGlX4oFfcLPvq1rQUQ55G9dftx8 GLFz9PG4mgbXOT8hyKVO4JJahqwsOZGP4yZ+ZVi+abIJoSkuS6q7p5NQoXmf9GTdtA1o cIujJsKas5q2RUfkooRtRJE9dSwfZZbTYWtg3iQmoCxkX9Z6enP+E1bHlXHZH54zef3b r9XQ== 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; bh=9Q3ylyj6EdGq7L2/1xSQtaOzgpU+go0+4YMqsnOvLHg=; b=KW6P4+WRwRW9ahMmWCQ0vntw77YvQWvn2BBCa16uEZ/mVgWw7HHWfFzTJUizAGIuhY s6+y0QCsB5R3dnC52z8+g6itIu2Axo1Rl2uplUWPMdzahzpdwGM2mR0wfpgcJJ2CxDdg kaXD8ohhBOLnPZRcGdohCMjvenBlJxqqVXBKi6qVCikYxemDud+DqYsutNmkf8o2+ASU 65mxTmUa6GgM7mqdnU3GHlynVwSS4oR31RB41omOnQZOVJtcVYbHSz273OqaeACW83p9 wdkDKgzNVOtZ91XnBhEDw+jQue4KBPAi0nQXTT7jKl+o+EkR2Ar4p9Zh2Uq78OeA7nGY kRhw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUI9VTZ4DXKOsBW3Nyb4Lc/DH2IXovG5xnIGZeObns1PGymC7KR Tu/g2D1mMGbFWDP6+9CG8pVBnw8D/OP+HHF5LjHf5kM8 X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzYz8HlH+bxh3qa+TIAcuJJU5Wg2/weaRdvCGQkTJU/mR1y+FO+zQCcyjSxyGVq2+xDLpixa/h8wXIOrejm/TA= X-Received: by 2002:a67:b303:: with SMTP id a3mr19041549vsm.141.1580858860889; Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:27:40 -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> <20200204215252.GA99776@clarinet.employees.org> In-Reply-To: <20200204215252.GA99776@clarinet.employees.org> From: Rob Pike Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 10:27:29 +1100 Message-ID: To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000d7ec0f059dc8621d" Subject: Re: [TUHS] pronouncing *nix formulas (was: screen editors) 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" --000000000000d7ec0f059dc8621d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Unix room pronunciation: ed: Ed or E.D.; both were common chroot: cheroot chgrp: ch-group chown: rhymes with "clone" chmod: rhymes with "god" creat: cree-at nroff: enn-roff (because it was the descendant of roff) troff: tee-roff vi: (for those few who used it) V.I. I pronounced it V.I. but often thought of Roman numerals. Also a side note about vi: Plan 9 had another program with that name. http://man.cat-v.org/plan_9/1/vi. The 'v' meant mips for obscure but consistent reasons. Yet another reason the command was pronounced V.I. regardless of its function. -rob --000000000000d7ec0f059dc8621d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Unix room pronunciation:

ed: Ed or E.D.= ; both were common
chroot: cheroot=C2=A0
chgrp: ch-grou= p
chown: rhymes with "clone"
chmod: rhymes with "god&q= uot;
creat: cree-at
nroff: enn-roff (because it was the descendant of= roff)
troff: tee-roff
vi: (for those few who used it) V.I. I = pronounced it V.I. but often thought of Roman numerals.

Also a side note about vi: Plan 9 had another program with that name.= =C2=A0http://man.cat-v.org/pla= n_9/1/vi. The 'v' meant mips for obscure but consistent reasons= . Yet another reason the command was pronounced V.I. regardless of its func= tion.

-rob

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