Re: How to pronounce "Debian"?
Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org> writes:
> On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 10:57:37AM -0700, Brian Nelson wrote:
>> > Actually, if we're getting really specific, the natives call
>> > "or-eh-gun" home.
>>
>> My point exactly. This is why anyone actually from Oregon shouldn't be
>> insulting others' pronunciations, because they can't even pronounce the
>> name of their state correctly themselves. :b
>
> Actually, "or-eh-gun" is the correct pronounciation.
According to whom? There are also several cities in the states that are
named Oregon, and AFAIK, they all pronounce it "or-eh-gon." You guys
are the weird ones.
> We're not the only locale with a pronounciation different than you
> would think from the spelling: Quebec is pronounced "kay-beck,"
Bah, that's not relevant. The pronunciation of Quebec is phonetically
correct in its native language.
Hey, this thread is almost coming around full-circle, because the
pronunciation of "Debian" doesn't really match its spelling either.
Maybe this thread will even become on-topic again.
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