2026/06/02

Newest at the top

2026-06-02 19:20:02 +0000 <monochrom> Ah.
2026-06-02 19:19:55 +0000 <tomsmeding> [xyi] for me in IPA
2026-06-02 19:19:52 +0000 <mauke> and not what to my german ears sounds like a "chäöü" combo
2026-06-02 19:19:36 +0000 <mauke> the ones I know use the english "gooey"
2026-06-02 19:19:26 +0000 <monochrom> Did they say "guy" instead?
2026-06-02 19:19:18 +0000 <tomsmeding> what do they do instead?
2026-06-02 19:18:56 +0000 <mauke> the trouble with the dutch is that they refuse to pronounce GUI as "gui"
2026-06-02 19:18:46 +0000emilym(~Thunderbi@user/emilym) emilym
2026-06-02 19:18:28 +0000DigitteknohippieDigit
2026-06-02 19:18:16 +0000 <tomsmeding> I'm not sure german is much worse in that than dutch is
2026-06-02 19:18:14 +0000 <monochrom> Yeah I was thinking "you guys have triple" :)
2026-06-02 19:18:07 +0000 <mauke> streichholzschächtelchen
2026-06-02 19:18:05 +0000merijn(~merijn@host-cl.cgnat-g.v4.dfn.nl) merijn
2026-06-02 19:17:55 +0000 <int-e> (or triple, whatever)
2026-06-02 19:17:20 +0000 <int-e> tomsmeding: Also I'm german so maybe double consonants don't trouble me as much?
2026-06-02 19:17:04 +0000 <darkling> Apparently spelling it out was considered correct.
2026-06-02 19:16:48 +0000 <darkling> I used "cly" a couple of years ago, and got a wince, and a couple of sharp intakes of breath from the others present.
2026-06-02 19:15:16 +0000 <mauke> "comman' line" works fine
2026-06-02 19:15:13 +0000 <tomsmeding> c'mon-line
2026-06-02 19:14:57 +0000 <int-e> tomsmeding: so suppress it
2026-06-02 19:14:44 +0000 <tomsmeding> int-e: but the d in "command line" makes it harder to say
2026-06-02 19:14:31 +0000 <mauke> a gooey
2026-06-02 19:14:23 +0000 <int-e> "command line" has just as many syllables as "cee ell eye"
2026-06-02 19:14:19 +0000 <tomsmeding> see ell eye, for me, though I would use tee you eye in english and tui in dutch
2026-06-02 19:14:02 +0000 <mauke> ... "silly"?
2026-06-02 19:14:01 +0000 <olsner> a tooey?
2026-06-02 19:13:46 +0000 <darkling> (Or something else)
2026-06-02 19:13:37 +0000 <darkling> Do people use a see ell eye, or a cly?
2026-06-02 19:13:27 +0000 <tomsmeding> (tm)
2026-06-02 19:13:20 +0000 <mauke> I pronounce Haskell "Miranda"
2026-06-02 19:12:58 +0000 <geekosaur> that said I always avoided "sequel" because it's an IBM trademark (it derives from their SEQUEL II language)
2026-06-02 19:12:56 +0000 <monochrom> Oh heh.
2026-06-02 19:12:52 +0000 <darkling> int-e: Don't forget Never Twice Same Colour, Systéme Electronique pour Confuser les AMericains, and Perfect At Last.
2026-06-02 19:12:46 +0000 <tomsmeding> I can see why
2026-06-02 19:12:44 +0000 <tomsmeding> > Starting with the PCMCIA card in 1990 (the name later simplified to PC Card)
2026-06-02 19:12:11 +0000lisbeths(uid135845@id-135845.lymington.irccloud.com) lisbeths
2026-06-02 19:12:06 +0000 <tomsmeding> somewhat
2026-06-02 19:12:02 +0000 <tomsmeding> I am
2026-06-02 19:12:00 +0000 <mauke> "send mail to people"
2026-06-02 19:11:57 +0000 <int-e> tomsmeding: you're young
2026-06-02 19:11:50 +0000 <geekosaur> "eb-sə-dik"
2026-06-02 19:11:49 +0000 <tomsmeding> (I actually haven't ever seen PCMCIA before)
2026-06-02 19:11:40 +0000 <int-e> (I actually might, because I still love that joke.)
2026-06-02 19:11:36 +0000 <tomsmeding> /p.km.kia/
2026-06-02 19:11:31 +0000 <monochrom> haha
2026-06-02 19:11:23 +0000 <int-e> monochrom: "people can't memorize compuiter industry acronyms"
2026-06-02 19:11:22 +0000 <darkling> Like EBCDIC.
2026-06-02 19:11:11 +0000 <darkling> But letter-by-letter.
2026-06-02 19:11:10 +0000 <monochrom> heh
2026-06-02 19:11:06 +0000 <darkling> I always try not to.