From: Mark Davis (mark.edward.davis@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 18 2009 - 16:37:39 CDT
Rather than argue about this ad infinitum, what I suggest is simply adding
an editorial note at the end, something to the effect that
[Note: the term "Unicode" in the above text uses the customary American
pronunciation /ˈjunɪˌkoːd/, resulting in the spelling "az Unicode".]
Mark
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 13:19, satai <satai@kartulad.com> wrote:
> I think the Google statistics show quite well that speakers prefer "az
> Unicode". And, saying frankly, I see at least one reason for that:
>
> We have a language with Latin script that borrows names in their original
> written form - that's typical. But let's try to predict what is the logic of
> selecting an article for, say, Urukaka name in Hungarian... I think it is
> clear that most hungarians who don't know how Urukaka should be pronounced,
> will use "az Urukaka" based on initial U-, without even thinking about
> possibilities of [w] or anything else. And that should be exactly the case
> of Unicode word - if there is no widely accepted pronunciation yet, most of
> people who are new to the subject should expect an article based on initial
> letter, not sound.
>
> This is rather a point of view and idea how to reach an agreement in this
> particular case and in similar cases in other languages.
>
> Best regards,
> Alex.
>
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:14 PM, Asmus Freytag <asmusf@ix.netcom.com>wrote:
>
>> On 6/18/2009 11:22 AM, André Szabolcs Szelp wrote:
>>
>>> "There's also the issue that some foreign terms may not have a single
>>> settled form of usage for an extended period"
>>>
>>> That seems to be exactly the case in the debated issue.
>>>
>>> Actually, a representative survey among IT pros (i.e. the actual user
>>> community of the word; Unicode *is* a terminus technicus) could bring
>>> clarification for that,
>>>
>> ... or it might not. There are definitely cases where multiple terms are
>> in use in a language and even if you back your choice with a poll, it
>> remains very much a choice.
>>
>> If that's the case in this instance, someone needs to decide how to settle
>> the issue for *this* document.
>>
>> A./
>>
>>
>>
>
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