Recapping:
Tom Brennan asked: >Side subject - so how do you pronounce CPACF? I always say each letter, >but some IBM crypto folks say C-Pack-F I spell it out. See-pack-eff makes my head hurt. Chris Hoelscher added: >Or, for that matter, is it C - I - C - S or KIX? (I use the former, but I know many use the latter) >René Jansen: >My observation: Brits say KIX, Americans C-I-C-S and Germans, Austrians and Swiss say SIKS. And is it Italians or Brasilians who say cheeks? Thats my favorite. >Charles Mills: >When I moved Eastern to Western US many moons ago it seemed to me as if in the East I had always heard the acronyms spelled out: D-O-S, C-I-C-S; but that in the West I heard "doss" and "kicks." I grew up in Southern Ontario, have been at vendors in the East for 35 years; Ive always said doss and see-eye-see-ess. Go figure. >DASD is always pronounced, isn't it? Does anyone ever say D-A-S-D? Non-mainframers! >Db2 on the other hand is always spelled. No one ever says "dub-two." But they mostly spell it wrong (DB2). Thats IBMs fault for changing it. >wjanulin: >That is ok. I once had a senior manager ask me what was the difference between C.I.C.S. and kicks. With a smile, l told him they are one in the same. *one AND the same (just sayin). >Tom Brennan <mailto:t...@tombrennansoftware.com> t...@tombrennansoftware.com via ua.edu >Ha ha - now you reminded me of a phone call years ago with an ISV >programmer in England (I'm in USA). The guy said something like, "What >does that Wah-Toe indicate?" And I'm like, Wah-Toe???? Oh... it's WTO :) A friend worked with someone who pronounced EVERYTHING like words. So CPACF would probably be something like suh-pack-eff. Not recommending this approach, mind you. >I say C-I-C-S too. >Oops... this is the stuff David Crayford said drives people away from >this group. I'll stop now. Nah. As Dave Gibney notes, DELETE key is easy. But hijacking a thread is arguably uncool (not complainin myself, just noting that there is a reasonable argument that says If youre gonna change the subject, change the subject), hence this note! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
