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Re: [PLUG] PLUG patch (try #2)


I heard a guy ask me about using the "six" editor on unix.  I said, "never heard it, show me.".  He typed "vi"

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On Feb 10, 2016, at 2:19 PM, Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com> wrote:

"Varr dub dub dub aitch tee emm ell"

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On Feb 10, 2016, at 2:15 PM, Chris Norton <chris@nortoninc.info> wrote:

Working with people from India, it'd be wubayu, wubayu, wubayu. Source: I worked with some very knowledgeable EE's from India.

I say doubleu, doubleu, doubleu, myself. Never thought to say dub for w. Might give that a shot.

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 2:11 PM, JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org> wrote:
Definitely "etsy" and "user" for me.

But what about "www"?  "World wide web" or "dub, dub, dub"?  That one
really depends on the audience.


On 02/10/2016 02:07 PM, Doug Stewart wrote:
> The other controversy: some people say U-S-R instead of "user".
>
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> Doug Stewart
>
> On Feb 10, 2016, at 2:03 PM, Chris Norton <chris@nortoninc.info
> <mailto:chris@nortoninc.info>> wrote:
>
>> Don't coddle the windows people, Anthony. Make them understand!
>>
>> Your wife, on the other hand, by all means, coddle!
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Anthony Martin
>> <anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com <mailto:anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>     If im talking to a windows person or walking my wife through
>>     something I will sat E-T-C but other than that yeah its etsy.
>>
>>     Anthony Martin
>>
>>     Linux System Administrator
>>
>>     anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com <mailto:anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>     On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Thomas Delrue
>>     <delrue.thomas@gmail.com <mailto:delrue.thomas@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
> et cetera (with a 'k', mind you...) :P
>
> (What is this, vi[m] versus emacs or something?)
>
> On 02/10/2016 01:53 PM, Chris Norton wrote:
>> I say etsy as well. I don't know anyone that says it E T C.
>
>> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com <mailto:zamoose@gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>
>>> In a room full of sysadmins I got a weird look when I said "just
>>> edit etsy hosts". They all spell it out E-T-C, which is obviously
>>> 50% less efficient, syllable-wise.

Later,
JP
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