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Re: Two trivial questions
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Peter Schaffter |
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Re: Two trivial questions |
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Tue, 26 Oct 2021 23:44:15 -0400 |
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On Tue, Oct 26, 2021, Douglas McIlroy wrote:
> > Is there a correct pronunciation of groff?
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> Groff's forebears were christened en-roff and tee-roff, so an
> old-timer from Bell Labs instinctively reads groff as a disyllable.
> Could groff's originator, James Clark, have read it otherwise?
So is it worth giving the established pronunciation in the videos'
comments, or should language be left to do its thing and evolve?
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Peter Schaffter
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