From: mbork@mbork.pl
To: Juergen Fenn <jfenn@gmx.net>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Pronunciation of Eglot
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:40:30 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87le8ebuuh.fsf@mbork.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <23873c0a-56e2-457c-a0ba-0e155600ded4@gmx.net>
On 2024-01-23, at 22:15, Juergen Fenn <jfenn@gmx.net> wrote:
> Am 23.01.24 um 14:56 Uhr schrieb Po Lu:
>> Sorry if this quite whimsical question has already been answered--but
>> what is the pronunciation of the "E" in "Eglot"? Is that first vowel
>> the /i/ in "Emacs" (perhaps yielding /iːɡlət/), or is it the /ɛ/ in
>> "egg", giving /ɛɡlɑt/?
>
> I think, on YouTube, most English native speakers seem to prefer /iːɡlət/.
>
>> Another question is whether the correct, or in any case official,
>> pronunciation deserves a mention in the Eglot manual.
>
> Probably not, for it would be quite unsual.
Quite the contrary - a few tools I use do this. TeX and LaTeX are
probably the most famous, but definitely not the only ones.
Best,
--
Marcin Borkowski
https://mbork.pl
https://crimsonelevendelightpetrichor.net/
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2024-01-23 13:56 ` Pronunciation of Eglot Po Lu
2024-01-23 21:15 ` Juergen Fenn
2024-01-24 15:40 ` mbork [this message]
2024-01-24 16:00 ` Emanuel Berg
2024-01-26 17:52 ` orzodk
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