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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.."

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.."