Reza - Asterisk Enthusiast wrote: > "Asterisk" is pronounced as "Aster-ee-*_S_*k" as in "Aster-Risk".... > not "Aster-ee-Ks". This is analogous to the pronunciation of > "Nuclear". Its pronounced as "New-clear" and not "Nuke-Killer" as > Georgy Bushy himself pronounces. Not sure why the incorrect > pronunciation of "nuclear" and "asterisk" bugs me so much... but it > does! There are two problems mixed in, you need to know which one is the source of your struggle.
1) Which syllable is emphasized 2) -isk or -iks The first one is benign, the second almost caused a lawsuit. Bushies' problem is similarly doubled: 1) NU-clear vs nu-CLEAR 2) Nu-clear vs nuk-ular Linux folks have had to deal with three pronounciations. Your torment will subside. - Evan
