On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 09:12:12AM -0700, Wendell Cochran wrote: > Back to `Debian'. Both de- & -ian are common in English, & it's > a tossup whether a reader chancing upon `Debian' for the first time will > favor `De-' or `-ian'. Hence ehb vs eeb.
...common... first time... I think the ones who pronounce it with eeb are the first timers, because they based it on commonality; i.e.: they don't know yet the origin of the Debian name. BTW, was it Debbie or Debby? And... is there any who pronounced deeborah? Oki -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]