Re: Lib or Libe

From: Tod Olson <tod_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:26:00 +0000
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
"cod-for-lib", anyone?

-Tod

On Feb 13, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Jay Luker <lbjay_at_REALLYWOW.COM>
 wrote:

> People, people.
> 
> Can we agree that "lib" is simply easier to say than "libe" due to the
> shorter vowel sound?
> 
> Can we also agree than the best coders are, by nature, lazy?
> 
> Therefore, "lib" wins. All you. "libe" mohubs can go call the
> wah-wah-wahmbulance.
> 
> --jay
> 
> On Wednesday, February 13, 2013, Kyle Banerjee wrote:
> 
>> I'm going to go out on a limb and say your dad's a transplant from the
>> midwest or the mid Atlantic states.
>> 
>> I'm guessing you can pronounce Willamette either because you know the
>> region, are used to crazy English spellings used to refer to Native
>> American place names, or both.
>> 
>> kyle
>> 
Received on Thu Feb 14 2013 - 05:26:35 EST