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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!newspump.sol.net!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!hobbes.sco.COM!scop.pdev.sco.com!news From: brianm@ricochet.net (Brian Moffet) Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: On the Naming of UNIX Things Date: 16 Nov 1996 02:13:40 GMT Organization: Like a desk Lines: 11 Message-ID: <56j80k$cgs@scop.pdev.sco.com> References: <55vhpf$q3o@mail1.wg.waii.com> <328386bc.112278367@news.ov.com> <562i2k$f3a@kirin.wwa.com> <steve.847913388@fastnet.prd.co.uk> <328bb47a.2221749@news.msn.fullfeed.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mg135-088.ricochet.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (beta 2) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.misc:26494 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1536 alt.folklore.computers:124760 In article <328bb47a.2221749@news.msn.fullfeed.com>, Jay.Jaeger@msn.fullfeed.com says... cording to whom? The dictionary I ahve lists the pronunciation as >dEmen (long E). However, I know lots of would be Unix hacks who, for >some reason, think it should be pronounced dAmen (long A). Or is this >one of those British English vs. US English debates? dAmon, and I'm not british, been a Unix "hack" for about 15 years. :-) brian