On Fri, 5 Jun 2020, Russell Senior wrote:
As I have come to understand, the proper pronunciation of ed(1) is
ee dee, which doesn't lend itself to horse mutation as readily. It
comes in handy on hard copy terminals. In fact, it comes in pretty
much essential, as they render the immortal debate between emacs and
vi entirely irrelevant.
I've heard the same on pronunciation. It's the same with vee-eye,
which has never stopped me from making "aunt vi" jokes in that
context. :-)
Also, I refrained from making Wilbur jokes too, which must count for
something.
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Paul Heinlein
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