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Benson Ngai

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Dec 9, 2002, 6:10:31 PM12/9/02
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Hi all,
I am not a native english speaker, but i am gonna do a presentation on
python and Tkinter, but I have a hard time even trying to pronounce
"Tkinter". I tried to look in up on the web. but I got 2 most common
answers should it be pronounce "Tink-ter" , "Tea-Kay-Inter" or what??

Thank you for answering this somewhat strange question, Thanks

Benson

Chad Netzer

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Dec 9, 2002, 6:32:27 PM12/9/02
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On Monday 09 December 2002 15:10, Benson Ngai wrote:
> should it be pronounce "Tink-ter" , "Tea-Kay-Inter" or what??

The second one. T-K-Inter.

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Mike C. Fletcher

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Dec 9, 2002, 6:47:48 PM12/9/02
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I normally say it:

Tea Kay Inter

but I once in a while say it as:

Tea Kin ter

with emphasis on the first syllable and the last two slurred together.

Enjoy,
Mike

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Sean 'Shaleh' Perry

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Dec 9, 2002, 6:29:30 PM12/9/02
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On Monday 09 December 2002 15:10, Benson Ngai wrote:

the standard prounciation seems to be Tink-er.

Erik Max Francis

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Dec 9, 2002, 7:58:54 PM12/9/02
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Benson Ngai wrote:

> I am not a native english speaker, but i am gonna do a presentation on
> python and Tkinter, but I have a hard time even trying to pronounce
> "Tkinter". I tried to look in up on the web. but I got 2 most common
> answers should it be pronounce "Tink-ter" , "Tea-Kay-Inter" or what??

The latter. Tkinter = T K inter.

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Dec 9, 2002, 7:29:29 PM12/9/02
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On 09/12/02 11:10 PM, "Benson Ngai" <benson...@yahoo.com> typed:

Hi Benson
I normally pronounce it Tea-kinter as only the first T is capitalized. I
suppose this is very subjective though...
Same for, say, BBedit [Be-Be-edit]. Bbedit would be Be-bedit, no?

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Cliff Wells

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Dec 9, 2002, 7:43:19 PM12/9/02
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I pronounce it "wxPython" ;)

Seriously though, since Tkinter is the Python interface to Tk (Tea Kay),
I've always pronounced it Tea-Kay-inter.

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Terry Reedy

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Dec 9, 2002, 8:11:48 PM12/9/02
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"Benson Ngai" <benson...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Never having heard anyone say the 'word', I mentally parse it as
Tee-kinter even though I know it that it is derived from TK-interface.
TJR


Carl Banks

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Dec 9, 2002, 9:03:30 PM12/9/02
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Mike C. Fletcher wrote:
> I normally say it:
>
> Tea Kay Inter


I just pronounce the tk as consonant cluster. :-)


who-needs-vowels-ly yr's,

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Dennis Lee Bieber

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Dec 9, 2002, 7:20:42 PM12/9/02
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Benson Ngai fed this fish to the penguins on Monday 09 December 2002
03:10 pm:

> Hi all,
> I am not a native english speaker, but i am gonna do a presentation on
> python and Tkinter, but I have a hard time even trying to pronounce
> "Tkinter". I tried to look in up on the web. but I got 2 most common
> answers should it be pronounce "Tink-ter" , "Tea-Kay-Inter" or what??
>

Not sure where the first came from... My personal view comes to more:
Tee-Kinter, or if spoken very fast, elided into Tick-Inter.

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Wojtek Walczak

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Dec 10, 2002, 9:33:35 AM12/10/02
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Dnia 9 Dec 2002 15:10:31 -0800, Benson Ngai napisał(a):
> I am not a native english speaker, but i am gonna do a presentation on
> python and Tkinter, but I have a hard time even trying to pronounce
> "Tkinter". I tried to look in up on the web. but I got 2 most common
> answers should it be pronounce "Tink-ter" , "Tea-Kay-Inter" or what??
The best way is not to talk about it ;)

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Greg Ewing

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Dec 10, 2002, 7:32:28 PM12/10/02
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Carl Banks wrote:

> I just pronounce the tk as consonant cluster. :-)
>
> who-needs-vowels-ly yr's,


Polish people apparently don't. :-)


Maybe we should just spell it Tkntr.

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piter

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Dec 12, 2002, 7:07:41 PM12/12/02
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Uzytkownik "Greg Ewing" <see_repl...@something.invalid> napisal w
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> > who-needs-vowels-ly yr's,
>
>
> Polish people apparently don't. :-)
I'm from Poland and yes, I do ;-)

Jari Oksanen

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Dec 13, 2002, 5:15:45 AM12/13/02
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But you are not from Wrzeszcz?

Actually, I think you confoundedq Polish and Czech people. The Chech
people use to boast with vowelless expressions, or alternatively you
could say that `l' and `r' are vowels for them.

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Bo M. Maryniuck

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Dec 13, 2002, 6:20:36 AM12/13/02
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On Tuesday 10 December 2002 01:10, Benson Ngai wrote:
> answers should it be pronounce "Tink-ter" , "Tea-Kay-Inter" or what??

<winkEmAll>
"Tee Kinter". "Tee" is like "Z ..." instead "The ..." and "kinter" is a
"kinder", what means "The kinder".

...or...

"Tee ka:ind err". Like "The kind of error" what means "delete this package
(required by ISO 9001) and switch to the Qt or the wxWindows".
</winkEmAll>

;-)

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piter

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Dec 13, 2002, 8:00:09 AM12/13/02
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Uzytkownik "Jari Oksanen" <jari...@cc.oulu.fi> napisal w wiadomosci
news:3DF9B351...@cc.oulu.fi...

> piter wrote:
> > Uzytkownik "Greg Ewing" <see_repl...@something.invalid> napisal w
> > wiadomosci news:3DF6879C...@something.invalid...
> >
> >>>who-needs-vowels-ly yr's,
> >>
> >>
> >>Polish people apparently don't. :-)
> >
> > I'm from Poland and yes, I do ;-)
>
> But you are not from Wrzeszcz?
no: from Strzebrzeszyn ;-)

>
> Actually, I think you confoundedq Polish and Czech people. The Chech
> people use to boast with vowelless expressions, or alternatively you
> could say that `l' and `r' are vowels for them.

You are absolutely rigth.
BTW What is in polish & czech language strange: when Polish people hear the
Czech speaking they thing that czech language is *VERY* funny and vice
versa. But of course in 90% of cases we can understand each other ;-)

piter

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