Re: [tdf-discuss] How to pronounce the name (again, sorry)

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 2:29 PM, M Henri Day <mhenriday@gmail.com> wrote:

> > I am not sure, if there is really a need for an official
> > pronunciation. This is a free project. Every participant is free to
> > pronounce it the way she/he likes. For me, there is nothing wrong
> > with different pronunciation by people with different native tongue.
> > Stefan
> I'm with Stefan here ; pronunciation of the term «LibreOffice» should be
> left to usage in the countries/regions concerned. I find the one suggested
> (?) by Google Translate directly distasteful ; why should the great vowel
> shift which occured in English from the late fifteenth century onwards be
> imposed on all the countries which use variants of the Roman alphabet ?
> Freedom to pronounce the term as suits us best ; isn't that an integral
> part
> of LIBREOffice ?...

I understand your point about freedom to pronounce the term for people in
the Western world. But for people in the East who don't have a clue about
how to pronounce the name, a few examples of the right pronunciations will
help us. I've been ask time and time again about how to pronounce the name
which I can't answer. I would like to see a single reference place (URL)
that I can give them so they can start to speak out the name with
confidence.


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