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- From: sourada@iastate.edu (Steven D Ourada)
- Subject: Re: Pronouncing GNU (was Re: New York Times article on BBS's)
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <1992Jul24.165041.6652@ac.dal.ca> <Jul.24.22.40.29.1992.17740@pilot.njin.net> <1hFXx0#7vwXbd0QlKOv2lrf5S6bkC9X=esr@snark.thyrsus.com> <Bs0oI2.6t1@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 01:03:53 GMT
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- In <Bs0oI2.6t1@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Matt Hucke) writes:
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- >In article <1hFXx0#7vwXbd0QlKOv2lrf5S6bkC9X=esr@snark.thyrsus.com> esr@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond) writes:
- >>
- >>The correct pronunciation (as heard from RMS's own lips) is monosyllabic,
- >>but with a pronounced hard G; much as if one said "eggnog" withot the
- >>initial /e/.
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- >And without the "og"!
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- And with the "u"!
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- Had to do it, had to do it.
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- Later,
- Steven Ourada
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