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| From | Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: pronunciation of "ArithmeticException" |
| Date | 2017-02-15 11:43 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <o81et5$baq$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <arithmetic-20170215031843@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> |
On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 02:23:12 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote: > How does one pronounce »arithmetic«? > > The adjective is pronounced »,arith'metic«, where »,« precedes a weak > accent and »'« precedes a strong accent (primary stress). > Agreed. > The noun is pronounced »a'rithmetic«. > I usually hear and say the nuon with equal stress on all all syllables. > And in »java.lang.ArithmeticException« is it a noun or an adjective? IANALL but I think it counts as an adjective in this case because the exception name is really a composite of two words. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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Re: pronunciation of "ArithmeticException" Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-02-15 11:43 +0000
Re: pronunciation of "ArithmeticException" Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2017-02-15 09:40 -0800
Re: pronunciation of "ArithmeticException" Sebastian <nowhere@nirvana.org> - 2017-02-15 19:49 +0100
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