Re: Pronunciation for "PEAR"?
| From: | Stig S. Bakken | Date: | Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:00:21 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Pronunciation for "PEAR"? | ||
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Jim Winstead wrote:
>
> 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.)
It's pronounced like the fruit. Don't listen to the germans. :-)
- Stig