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Subject: Re: more polyglot programming, was Recent history of vi
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On Mon, 8 Dec 2025 05:53:14 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.misc rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>> 
>> In high school I was surprised when the gym teacher asked how I
>> pronounced my name.  Usually that was reserved for kids named
>> Czechnokowski but he apparently had been burned before.
> 
> Apparently he was unsure whether you prefered the nautical or the
> archery pronunciation.

Yeah, we had some of each. The nauticals usually retained the au spelling. 
I never tried to chase the records back but I doubt the archery spelling 
was what it was in Germany.