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Ian Jackson, a question for you.....Re: How does Debian sound?



On Mon, 23 Jun 1997 10:52:51 -0400 (EDT), Will Lowe wrote:

>
>> * D, like the d in day
>> * e, like the e in pet
>> * b, much softer than the b in bass
>> * i, like see
>> * a, like a in father (american english)
>> * n, like in now
>
>for me (i'm on the middle atlantic seaboard in the US,  
>south of Philadelphia),  it's almost the same.  My "b" is a little harder 
>than yours,  and "ian" goes
>	: e as in "see"
>	: an as in "Annie"
>
>	So it's three syllables,  "Deb'-i-an",  with the accent on the "deb".

This is also how I pronounce it. But the question really is, how does the 
guy who made it pronouce it? I guess it hinges on how he says his name.

I'-en
or
E'-en

?????

Mr. Jackson?

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