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Famous quote... when asked by English speakers how to correctly pronounce his name, he supposedly said: "You can call me by name, which is Wirt, or you can call
by jbotz 3y ago
Famous quote... when asked by English speakers how to correctly pronounce his name, he supposedly said: "You can call me by name, which is Wirt, or you can call me by value, which is Worth."
- timbit42 3y agoThe article contradicts you: "Van Wijngaarden introduced Wirth on stage at the International Federation for Information Processing congress in 1965. He made a joke which became famous: Whereas Europeans generally pronounce his name the right way ('Nick-louse Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say that Europeans call him by name, but Americans call him by value."