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Anecdote time: with regard to the pronunciation of his name, Wirth is fond of saying that some people call him by reference, others by value...
by mkempe 13y ago
Anecdote time: with regard to the pronunciation of his name, Wirth is fond of saying that some people call him by reference, others by value...
- johkra 13y agoI was thinking about this, too, when I read his name. 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. [1] [1] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Niklaus_Wirth#Quotes_about_Niklaus_Wirth https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Niklaus_Wirth#Quotes_about_Nik...