Re: Proper pronounciation of 'Kibo'

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From: rors... Jesper Lauridsen
Date: Sat, 05 Dec 1992 20:27

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dsie...@icaen.uiowa.edu (Doug Siebert) writes:

>Just now when I was explaining 'Kibo' to a couple friends of mine, one, a
>self-described "aging hacker", said the pronounciation I was using, with a
>long 'e' sound, was incorrect, and it should be pronounced with a long 'i'
>sound, since 'Kibo' was/is the name for a line of porta-potties.  Which
>pronounciation is correct?  And if Mr Parry happens to read this article
>(if he doesn't he needs to bitch at the authors of agrep :-) ) maybe he
>could comment on whether his nickname has anything to do with Kibo the
>porta-potty manufacturer...

I have seen Kibo sewing store in the outskirts of this town, so I assume
it's proper to pronounce it in Danish.

On a related note: I can get my Amiga to pronounce my name right if I call
myself Yespah.
-- 
 Jesper Lauridsen      | I am a computer scientist
 rors...@daimi.aau.dk | I science computers

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