[TUHS] pronouncing *nix formulas (was: screen editors)

Derek Fawcus dfawcus+lists-tuhs at employees.org
Wed Feb 5 07:52:52 AEST 2020


On Wed, Feb 05, 2020 at 08:05:55AM +1100, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> > troff: trough (but nroff I pronounce the accepted way)
> 
> tee-roff.  And, err, how would you pronounce "nroff"?
> 
> > (And did people really say "dee-eye-tee-roff" for "ditroff"?)
> 
> Likely "dee-eye-troff".

tee-roff, en-roff, dit-roff

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