On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 12:02:16AM +0100, jerry k wrote: > Wendell Cochran wrote: > > Back to `Debian'. Both de- & -ian are common in English, & it's > > a tossup whether a reader chancing upon `Debian' for the first time will > > favor `De-' or `-ian'. Hence ehb vs eeb. > > It's a toss-up for americans. No-one from the UK would ever say 'Deebian'
Don't I wish. Here in England, my boss always says "Deebian", largely I think to annoy me. :) -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
