We are having a petty developers squabble.
How do you pronounce WAR(web archive) :
a) as in war (fighting, guns, bombs etc...)
b) as in web ARchive (like jar, tar, rar etc....)
I advocate option b.
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WAR pronunciation (5 messages)
- Posted by: damien dallimore
- Posted on: December 15 2004 23:14 EST
Threaded Messages (5)
- It depends by Kris Thompson on December 16 2004 09:51 EST
- It depends by Michael Foley on December 16 2004 10:52 EST
- accents aside.... by damien dallimore on December 16 2004 15:41 EST
- Obviously... by Johnson Johnson on December 16 2004 14:17 EST
- Who gives a Damn by Jamil Zaman on December 16 2004 16:40 EST
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It depends[ Go to top ]
- Posted by: Kris Thompson
- Posted on: December 16 2004 09:51 EST
- in response to damien dallimore
If you are from Missoura like myself than it is like this
"I war gonna make a WAR for deployment." If you're from Missoura than that that sounds like option b. But just to be clear the bombs/gun thing is also said like option b in Missoura. -
It depends[ Go to top ]
- Posted by: Michael Foley
- Posted on: December 16 2004 10:52 EST
- in response to Kris Thompson
I am from Worcester, MA ...pronounced "Woostah".....we don't pronounce many r's in Massachusetts. We pahk the ca in the yahd. This is apparently called non-rhotic articulation. You could just start speaking with a Boston accent. :)
Mike -
accents aside....[ Go to top ]
- Posted by: damien dallimore
- Posted on: December 16 2004 15:41 EST
- in response to Kris Thompson
..if the "intent" of the pronuncation technique is as described in option b, then of course different accents will have different results.
I guess I would like people to answer with regards to what logical method they would use to make/determine the pronunciation. AFAIC, it should be option b.
:)
"grain of salt" -
Obviously...[ Go to top ]
- Posted by: Johnson Johnson
- Posted on: December 16 2004 14:17 EST
- in response to damien dallimore
The proper pronounciation rhymes with tar, and car. Afterall, it is an abbreviation that means web ARchive and it's cousing jar java ARchive should rhyme. On the other hand, EAR should be pronounced like the body part; not e-AR. -
Who gives a Damn[ Go to top ]
- Posted by: Jamil Zaman
- Posted on: December 16 2004 16:40 EST
- in response to damien dallimore
Get back to work Damien