I always say zoss, and I used to say eeesa for ESA. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tony Harminc Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 3:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: CICS -> KICKS (Re: PROP instead of POPS, PoO, et al.)
On 23 July 2010 13:33, Charles Mills <charl...@mcn.org> wrote: > It's interesting. Everyone seems to say rack-eff and vee-tam and vee-sam but no one says zoss. I sometimes say zoss, but only when talking to a mixed group of Americans and "rest of the world" people, where either standard pronunciation will offend somebody, or if not offend, at least waste some non-Friday time on a digression into pronunciation. Who's to blame for "zee" - is that another Noah Websterism? Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ========================== This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
