Re: A85: RE: atrocious ASM shell spelling!


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Re: A85: RE: atrocious ASM shell spelling!



Well, I just pronounced it that way to piss off Andi, Stuntman, and Corndog
while we were chatting :)

At 11:58 PM 12/4/97 -0600, Will Stokes wrote:
>this reminds me of a care chevy made. I think they caled it nova but I'm
>not sure. anyway, it spanish it mean "don't go" so it never sold well in
>mexico. maybe if usgard gets a more respectibel title in english it will
>become more popular =-)
>
>On Thu, 4 Dec 1997, 82nd Deer wrote:
>
>> I like to prononce it "ass guard" though :)
>> 
>> At 09:15 PM 12/4/97 -0800, you wrote:
>> >Okay, I have been quiet about this, because at first I used to waver
>> whether or not to say "Usgard" or "Usguard."  However, this is just silly.
>> If you use the shell, you should know how to spell it!  (Those who don't
>> have web or other access to the archives are grudgingly exempted.)
>> >
>> >Now, ZShell is spelled as such.  Two capital letters.  However, Usgard is
>> ALSO spelled such.  ONE capital letter, and ONLY ONE U!!  This is driving
>> me insane, because I use Usgard all the time, and it isn't that hard to
spell.
>> >
>> >Hmm, as for those who are interested, Usgard is pronounced as in German
>> "Asgard," or (for us English-speakers) "AHZ-gahrt," ah as in father, s as
>> in zebra, and d like t.  At least that's how Andreas Ess, Austin Butler,
>> and I say it.  Hehe, argue if you want, but I don't care.
>> >
>> >Hmm, also, it's PhatOS, Rigel, although no one seems to misspell those.
>> >
>> >Ahh, finally got that off my chest.... Hehe, the pronunciation doesn't
>> bother me nearly as much as the spelling!  :)  Just so long as I pronounce
>> it right.
>> >-----
>> >Stuntman (Nathan James Haines) - ICQ UIN#: 2157863
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>> >President of Stuntworks, QuickBASIC/Visual BASIC programmer,
>> >Bell Ringer (Treble Clef), Tolkien/Middle Earth Scholar, Writer
>> >Stuntworks - http://stuntworks.home.ml.org
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> when you kill them."
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