OK, there you have it. We now have a reason for ree'tee rather than reh'tay.
Hooray for our side!
I've always called it ree'tee also but I had some Linguist correct me in class one
day after I mentioned that it was based on Latin for network. That was only about
three weeks ago and I'm still on
>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
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
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
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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