i like: sky - T - E if we go by the way scintilla is pronounced then i would sound like "shit-ty" (like Neil mentioned). so, i prefer sky - T - E. :D
thanks, RM. > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:42:58 +1100 > From: Neil Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [scite] off the wall question > To: Discussion of the SciTE editor <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Piotr Fusik: > > > "i" like in "ski"/"lee" or "sky"/"lite" ? > > Sky. > > > Do you pronounce the trailing "e" ? > > No. > > Given the dual etymology from the history page '''Latin meaning > something like "understanding in a neat way" and is also an Old > English version of the word "shit" ''' and this set of recordings from > Beowulf and some Latin poetry: > > http://www.engl.virginia.edu/OE/Beowulf.Readings/Prologue.html > http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=ancienthistory&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fas.harvard.edu%2F%7Eclassics%2Fpoetry_and_prose%2Fpoetry.html > > Reconstructing from syllables in the recordings produces for the > Old English scite something like 'shitay" with a short 'i' like 'hill' > and a final 'e' or short 'ay' sound. The Latin is something like > 'skeetay'. > > So we could just encourage diversity and experimentation with > pronunciation. > > Neil _______________________________________________ Scite-interest mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.lyra.org/mailman/listinfo/scite-interest
