>For what it's worth, I read about it before I ever heard anyone
>pronounce it, and I've never studied Latin, so in my head it sounds
>like "reet." Now, I've talked to Gary Riley, and he follows Forgy and
>says "ree'tee". I think this (mis) pronunciation is the industry
>standard. I try to use it when I talk to other people out loud.
American Heritage dictionary gives the pronunciation as ree'tee.
Gary Riley
>I think James C. Owen wrote:
> >
> > Doug:
> >
> > Actually, I asked Dr. Forgy this question and it seems that, even
>though it's Latin
> > for "network", he pronounces it ree'-tee. However, if you know
>your Latin you'll
> > probably pronounce it reh'-tay.
> >
> > But don't worry about or get into an argument about it. I know
>guys why have been
> > using it in their rulebase systems (I'm talking about engineers
>who write the
> > rulebase itself AND those who install and consult on them) since
>the mid 80's who
> > aren't sure how to pronounce it. As a matter of fact, about 95%
>of them have never
> > read the original thesis nor know how the theory about how or why the Rete
> > algorithm works. :-)
> >
> > Keep the faith. BTW, Dr. Forgy's thesis is available in most university
> > libraries. I happen to know it's available at Stamford in the
>EE/CS library on the
> > 2nd floor. Or was it the 3rd floor? Whatever...
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > I think that Doug Edmunds wrote:
> >
> > > Pronunciation of Rete
> > >
> > > Is it Rete as in ree' tee
> > > or as in ree tee'
> > > or as in ray' tay
> > > or as in ray tay'
> > > or as in reet?
> > >
> > > Doug Edmunds
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> > ttfn
> >
> > IHN
> > Jim
> >
> > ---------------------------------
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