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| From | Sebastian <nowhere@nirvana.org> |
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| Subject | Re: pronunciation of "ArithmeticException" |
| Date | Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:49:25 +0100 |
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Am 15.02.2017 um 18:40 schrieb Gene Wirchenko:
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 11:43:33 -0000 (UTC), Martin Gregorie
> <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> The pronunciation could be either.
>
> I am a native English speaker who minored in Math. I would use
> the adjectival pronunciation. Someone less math-oriented would
> probably use the nounal pronunciation since the adjective form is
> likely unknown to him.
>
> English has <adj><noun> and <noun><noun> constructions.
> Respective examples are "red wine" and "house wine". Both fit here.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gene Wirchenko
>
I'd not use the adjectival construction, because I would not classify
the exception as arithmetic. Rather, it is an exception with regard to
arithmetic ;-)
-- Sebastian
cf. http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=arithmetic
and also (attrib. Leigh Mercer):
(12 + 144 + 20 + 3 x √4) / 7 + 5 x 11 = 9² + 0
A dozen, a gross, and a score
Plus three times the square root of four
Divided by seven
Plus five times eleven
Is nine squared and not a bit more.
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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
Re: pronunciation of "ArithmeticException" Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 11:36 -0800
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