[COFF] Awk, not Kaw?

[Harald Arnesen]

Dan Cross [25/07/2022 02.33]:

> `akw` seems like the most promising alternative, for
> no other reason than that the initials are alphabetized.
> `kaw` feels a bit silly, sounding like the noise that a
> crow makes.
> 
> I suspect "awk" was the closest to pronounceable
> without seeming unduly goofy.

Whether a crow cries "kaw" or "awk" is open to discussion...in 
Norwegian, it says "kra".

I have always thought the name was a play on the bird "auk". The Book 
even has a picture of this creature on the cover.
-- 
Hilsen Harald