On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Richard L. Dery wrote:
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 12:03:29 -0700
> From: Richard L. Dery <dickdery@teleport.com>
> To: abiword-user@abisource.com
> Subject: How do you pronounce AbiWord?
>
>
> Is it "abbey word," or "ay-bee-eye word?"
Abbey Word.
I mispronounced it for years but it is definately pronounced Abbey Word.
It comes from the Spanish "abierto" meaning open.
I was pretty sure the pronunciation and origin was explained in the FAQ
but perhaps not ...
> Or, since it's an open source project, do we have a choice? :)
You have a choice between getting it right and getting it wrong :P
Sincerely
Alan Horkan
Inkscape http://inkscape.org
Abiword http://www.abisource.com
Dia http://gnome.org/projects/dia/
Open Clip Art http://OpenClipArt.org
Alan's Diary http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/
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