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Re: Pronouncing GNU (was Re: New York Times article on BBS's)

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From: neil j.cherry
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:05
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In article <1992Jul29.143929.18879@wraxall.inmos.co.uk> des@frogland.inmos.co.uk (David Shepherd) writes:
>In article <Jul.24.22.40.29.1992.17740@pilot.njin.net>, pfaffman@pilot.njin.net (Jay Pfaffman) writes:
>>hobbit@ac.dal.ca writes:
>>
>>>What I'm curious about, is how do you folks pronounce 'GNU'?  
	[...]
>
>"i'm a Gnu, i'm a Gnu
	[...]
>
>where the G's indicate a pronounced G. i've forgotten
>what animal the <??> is and i think i've also missed out
>a couple of lines ... but you get the general idea.
>
>

(Not picking on Dave) I took electronics because I couldn't speak English.
I then branched off into Computers because I didn't have to worry about
English. I now can not speak English correctly, so I don't care how we
pro-nunce anythin'! I got me a moe-deem (care of Dune) and use G N U
M acks (emacs). 
	So since I ain't no English major, I ain't gonna care, is I.

[Take that with tongue in cheek, you stupid english people!] ;-}

NJC
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Subject: Re: Pronouncing GNU (was Re: New York Times article on BBS's)
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