since its Latin, and you prononce Pi "Pie" the logic would follow, it would be Delph- eye dont Delph-ee but screw it I call it Delph-ee :-)
Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: "Robert martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:09:51 +1300 Subject: Re: [DUG]: How do you spell Delphi? > > Coming from that region they should be pronounced ohm-aru, and > Tim-aru, > > might not be the PC way to say it, but surely the correct > pronunciation is > > the way the locals say it. > > > > Agreed, I think it is pronounced wront on TV. > > > As for Delphi, I seem to remember that the correct pronunciation - > according > > to key people at Borland is del-fee. It is a US thing to pronounce > words > > that end in "I" as an "I" eg sem-i > > The last borland thing I went to, Richard Vowles was calling it 'i'. > Thats > why I thought it must have been the offical line. > > > Rob Martin > Software Engineer > > phone 03 377 0495 > fax 03 377 0496 > web www.chreos.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Sugrue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:51 AM > Subject: RE: [DUG]: How do you spell Delphi? > > > > Coming from that region they should be pronounced ohm-aru, and > Tim-aru, > > might not be the PC way to say it, but surely the correct > pronunciation is > > the way the locals say it. > > > > As for Delphi, I seem to remember that the correct pronunciation - > according > > to key people at Borland is del-fee. It is a US thing to pronounce > words > > that end in "I" as an "I" eg sem-i > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > Behalf Of Robert martin > > Sent: Monday, 17 November 2003 11:20 a.m. > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > > Subject: Re: [DUG]: How do you spell Delphi? > > > > >Although Oamaru and Timaru seem tio have that problem with TV > presenters > > >'Maori izing' there names. How Oamaru becomes O-Oamaru on TV is > beyond > me, > > >Im sure very few people living there pronounce it that way. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > - > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/