Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rod Pemberton Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: Re: Is it -2ROT or 2-ROT ? Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 17:57:00 -0400 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 16 Message-ID: <20170515175700.7d8ebb38@_> References: <20170513180058.4521f422@_> <7a24c976-96ef-497b-bb46-46116b8cb84e@googlegroups.com> <87shk6afxs.fsf@nightsong.com> <2efe0fd9-7736-4790-96fb-64abc2b25524@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ZTD62cW/Uw8bymX5ok+0NA.user.gioia.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.forth:59333 On Sun, 14 May 2017 22:17:35 -0700 (PDT) Julian Fondren wrote: > [...] so I'll share my secret method for instantly learning > these words and then never forgetting them, back when UserRPL called > them ROT and UNROT. The secret is: pronounce them "rot", as in "to > decay". Isn't it "rot" as in "rotate" or "rote"? (long "Oh" vowel) I don't see how "rot" (short "Ah" vowel) as in decay helps. RP -- "Well, many people are really f---ing stupid too. Should we just adopt all their standards?" - George Carlin