Re: [libreoffice-users] Pronunciation of LibreOffice in English

On 08/05/11 20:22, Brian Barker wrote:
> The FAQ needs to have the definitive answer, not this mess.  As it
> explains, the "Libre" part of the name is French or Spanish.  The proper
> pronunciation needs at least to respect this choice and come up with
> something that approximates the French or Spanish word.  Doesn't that
> mean that "Li" part has to be LEE (not LIE) and "bre" has to be BRUH or
> BREE (not BRAY)?  (I read it as BRUH, but that's because I am marginally
> more familiar with French than with Spanish.)


I know that this has been thrashed out over the last few months but when 
I saw the FAQ offering I was dumbfounded.

Considering the technologies around, why can't we start a pole, with all 
the variations being discussed posted as alternatives?

The community can then vote on the pronunciation that it prefers - 
Assuming their is a majority this should be the preferred pronunciation 
posted on the FAQ page.

--
Cheers Simon

   Simon Cropper
   Website Administrator
   http://www.fossworkflowguides.com
   The fossWorkflow Guide

--
Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+help@libreoffice.org
Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette
List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/
All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted