Re: Pronunciation for "PEAR"?
| From: | Jim Winstead | Date: | Mon, 12 Nov 2001 21:30:31 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Pronunciation for "PEAR"? | ||
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Andrei Zmievski <andrei@ispi.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Sebastian Nohn wrote:
>> fine :) that was my suggestion on php-conference. sterling, sebastian
>> bergmann and others had the "pearl harbor" pronounciation. so i'm right :)
>> strike!
>
> Why would PEAR be pronounced as anything other than 'pear' (the fruit)
> is beyond me.
since so many people seem to be taking how it was pronounced at a german
php conference to heart, i guess we should just be glad it didn't pick
up five more syllables.
(but i'm with you. pronouncing it anything other than like the fruit
just defies logic.)
jim