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Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:52:18 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <87plxsrw4i.fsf@yahoo.com> (Po Lu's message of "Tue, 23 Jan 2024 21:56:45 +0800") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=64.147.123.25; envelope-from=orzodk@fastmail.com; helo=wout2-smtp.messagingengine.com X-Spam_score_int: -27 X-Spam_score: -2.8 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H5=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:145808 Archived-At: Po Lu writes: > 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 /i=CB=90=C9=A1l=C9=99t/), or is it t= he /=C9=9B/ in > "egg", giving /=C9=9B=C9=A1l=C9=91t/? > > Another question is whether the correct, or in any case official, > pronunciation deserves a mention in the Eglot manual. > > This information will enable many Emacs apostles not to embarrass > themselves, should the Emacs world have already agreed on a standard > pronunciation :-) The second sentence of the manual says: The name =E2=80=9CEglot=E2=80=9D is= an acronym that stands for =E2=80=9CEmacs Polyglot=E2=80=9D. >From this I infer e-glot (as in e-mail) and rhymes with "dot" (/i:gl=C9=91t/).