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Please don't let be be the only person to have misread Euler as Ruler.

by benj111 8y ago

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chris_wot 8y ago
You may have misread it as "ruler", but the problem I had was calling him Oo-ler. Turns out you pronounce it Oi-ler.
- benj111 8y ago
  There was a initial 'its named after somebody?'. Then 'what else is named after him??' So it was a double whammy. Yes my internal voice pronounces it rhyming with ruler. But then most open source projects have strange pronunciations that I don't pronounce properly (to myself) anyway.
- Causality1 8y ago
  Well, shit. I've been saying "yoo-ler" my entire adult life.
  - strainer 8y ago
    Yoo-leh is the most common British dialect version which does chime with Euclid. I did also hear an English great grandson of Euler pronounce it that way in a documentary. US is resolute that "oiler" is phonetically correct. The "oi" is arguably superior but the Swiss and German versions end in a sort of "euh" sound rather than a strong "er". With "oiler" also being a word in its own right, some satirical potential could tint international debate over its correctitude. "Eu say tomatoe, Eu say tomatoe"
    - benj111 8y ago
      "Eu say tomatoe, Eu say tomatoe" Okay it's supposed to be tomato or tomatoes. Am I missing an extra level to this joke?
      - joshuamorton 8y ago
        It's tomayyto or tomahhto, but they're spelled the same way.
        saghm 8y ago
        OT, but I've never once actually heard someone pronounce it "tomahhto" outside of this expression. Is this actually a pronunciation that people use?
        lodi 8y ago
        I think it's a British thing.
        saghm 8y ago
        Oh, interesting! I honestly had no idea
        benj111 8y ago
        That's how the English pronounce it (and they created the English language![1]), probably quite posh if they're saying it with 2 aitches. [1] created is probably a bit strong, evolved? Smooshed together?
        chris_wot 8y ago
        It's how I say it. Australians and the English say it this way. I'm fairly sure lots of other nations do too.
      - strainer 8y ago
        Pardon my fuzzy spelling. The joke was just around "yoo say.. oi say.."

Please don't let be be the only person to have misread Euler as Ruler.

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chris_wot 8y ago

You may have misread it as "ruler", but the problem I had was calling him Oo-ler. Turns out you pronounce it Oi-ler.

benj111 8y ago
There was a initial 'its named after somebody?'. Then 'what else is named after him??' So it was a double whammy. Yes my internal voice pronounces it rhyming with ruler. But then most open source projects have strange pronunciations that I don't pronounce properly (to myself) anyway.
Causality1 8y ago
Well, shit. I've been saying "yoo-ler" my entire adult life.
- strainer 8y ago
  Yoo-leh is the most common British dialect version which does chime with Euclid. I did also hear an English great grandson of Euler pronounce it that way in a documentary. US is resolute that "oiler" is phonetically correct. The "oi" is arguably superior but the Swiss and German versions end in a sort of "euh" sound rather than a strong "er". With "oiler" also being a word in its own right, some satirical potential could tint international debate over its correctitude. "Eu say tomatoe, Eu say tomatoe"
  - benj111 8y ago
    "Eu say tomatoe, Eu say tomatoe" Okay it's supposed to be tomato or tomatoes. Am I missing an extra level to this joke?
    - joshuamorton 8y ago
      It's tomayyto or tomahhto, but they're spelled the same way.
      - saghm 8y ago
        OT, but I've never once actually heard someone pronounce it "tomahhto" outside of this expression. Is this actually a pronunciation that people use?
        lodi 8y ago
        I think it's a British thing.
        saghm 8y ago
        Oh, interesting! I honestly had no idea
        benj111 8y ago
        That's how the English pronounce it (and they created the English language![1]), probably quite posh if they're saying it with 2 aitches. [1] created is probably a bit strong, evolved? Smooshed together?
        chris_wot 8y ago
        It's how I say it. Australians and the English say it this way. I'm fairly sure lots of other nations do too.
    - strainer 8y ago
      Pardon my fuzzy spelling. The joke was just around "yoo say.. oi say.."