[Haskell-cafe] Aim Of Haskell
Andy Georges
andy.georges at elis.ugent.be
Tue Dec 12 09:00:02 EST 2006
Hi,
> Actually, the more I think of it, the more I think we should rename
> the language altogether. It seems like people say "Haskell" with
> stress on the first syllable if they were either on the committee or
> learned it inside academia, and "Haskell" with stress on the second
> syllable if they learned it from online sources. And we really don't
> need more pronunciation-based class distinctions.
If you'd all speak West-Flemish, the problem would solve itself :-)
We say Haskul -
Has(lle)ul(cer)
At least, that what I think the Oxford dictionary means with its
pronounciation description.
Maybe we can claim it should be 'has kell', where kell is something
cool, and no cornflakes. It has kell.
-- Andy
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