Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes: > (1) Separate T K and INTER syllables. > > But the problem with that is that there's very little (but not none > whatsoever) precedence for sounding out letters individually in > English words.
It's not an English word. Yet we are still called upon to pronounce it. > Hence that should really be spelled: > > Teekayinter > > which looks hideous. There is plenty of precedent for pronouncing other initialisms. When they don't make a nice word (i.e. when they are not an acronym), we tend to spell them out for clear communication. That's IMO support for “tee kay inter” pronunciation of “Tkinter”. -- \ “Remember: every member of your ‘target audience’ also owns a | `\ broadcasting station. These ‘targets’ can shoot back.” —Michael | _o__) Rathbun to advertisers, news.admin.net-abuse.email | Ben Finney -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list