Hi Rob, > nroff: enn-roff (because it was the descendant of roff) > troff: tee-roff One I've wondered about for a long time is ditroff. What was that? 1. die-tee-roff 2. dee-eye-tee-roff 3. ditt-roff 4. die-troff 5. Something else... -- Cheers, Ralph.