On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 05:32:10AM +0100, Florian Zumbiehl wrote: > HPGL > HTML > HTTPS These three vary because the letter H is pronounced starting with either a 'h' (haich) or an 'a' (aich). This is _probably_ a distinction between American and British English, although it was originally a distinction between social class of the speaker of British English. (cf. Pygmalion, I believe) But I don't know which one's which. For me, "An aich-pee printer" sounds just as good as "a haich-pee printer". I just wanted to mention it, and also because this way I can have "pee" associated with the Debian mailing lists in google. ^_^ -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Paul "TBBle" Hampson, MCSE 8th year CompSci/Asian Studies student, ANU The Boss, Bubblesworth Pty Ltd (ABN: 51 095 284 361) Paul.Hampson@Anu.edu.au "No survivors? Then where do the stories come from I wonder?" -- Capt. Jack Sparrow, "Pirates of the Caribbean" This email is licensed to the recipient for non-commercial use, duplication and distribution. -----------------------------------------------------------
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