On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 6:08 AM, Colin Paul Adams <[email protected]>wrote:
> >>>>> "George" == George Pollard <[email protected]> writes: > > George> I'd also like to note that the canonical pronunciation of > George> DSL ends in "-izzle". > > Whose canon? > > Interestingly, I have always assumed the canonical pronunciation of > DSSSL was diesel, as JADE stands for JAmes's DSSSL Engine. > > I don't see why removing extra S-es should shorten the vowel. > > Wht vwl? U mst b Englsh. 2 n Amrcn, DSSSL is "dissel"; all short vowels. DSL is "dee-ess-ell". "Dizzle" is a brbrzm. -grgg
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