Re: Proper pronounciation of 'Kibo'

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From: twc... Terry Chan
Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1992 22:56

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Chuck Lasner writes:

  +In article <1992Dec5.0...@icaen.uiowa.edu> 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...
  +
  +cj "you say Kee-bo, and I say KII-bo" l

Hey, STella told me it was "KII-bo," as far as I'm concerned, THAT'S IT.

Terry "How DO you explain 'Kibo' to people?" Chan
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