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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 17 Jun 1997 08:59:04 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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References: <5kd2ng$c8b$1@rzsun02.rrz.uni-hamburg.de>
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In article <5o3ht3$s30$1@leona.tamu.edu>,
grw@tamu_CUT_SPAM_CUT.edu (George R. Welch) writes:
> In article <5nrdh7$5p@sylph.u-net.com>, Badvoc <badvoc@sylph.u-net.com> wrote:
>>Jonathan Bodarky <jbodarky@ncofsi.com> writes:
>>
>>I though everyone pronounced "vi" as "vye" and "cp" as "copy".
>
> Gee, I always pronounced "vi" as six.
I pronounce it vee-eye (ie as per the spelling). I was pretty
surprised when I first met someone that sais "vye".
> --George
>
>
> --
> George R. Welch O- grw@tamu.edu http://leona.tamu.edu/george/
> "Angles that look equal *are* equal." -- Dan Kleppner
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
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Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !