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11-10-2010, 10:39 AM
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Re: Am I The Only One Who Keeps Reading Numpy as Numpty?
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11-10-2010, 01:10 PM
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Re: Am I The Only One Who Keeps Reading ?Numpy? as ?Numpty??
In article <2010111007444115344-nomail@thisaddresscom>,
Sven <nomail@thisaddress.com> wrote: > On 2010-11-10 01:53:58 -0500, Lawrence D'Oliveiro said: > > > Sorry... > > no. Yes, except for one other, above. :-) Bigger question: How do you pronouce it? Some say "num pee". Not the greatest image to English speakers. I say "num pie". Makes more sense to me since the "pie" sound is already in python a root for the name. This, of course, is a burning issue for us all. -- -- Lou Pecora
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11-10-2010, 02:30 PM
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Re: Am I The Only One Who Keeps Reading ?Numpy? as ?Numpty??
On 2010-11-10, Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk> wrote:
> Lou Pecora <pecora@anvil.nrl.navy.mil> writes: >> Bigger question: How do you pronouce it? > > Rhymes with `grumpy'. Num-Pie -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Boys, you have ALL at been selected to LEAVE th' gmail.com PLANET in 15 minutes!!
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11-10-2010, 02:58 PM
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Re: Am I The Only One Who Keeps Reading Numpy as Numpty?
On Nov 10, 12:53*am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@geek-
central.gen.new_zealand> wrote: > Sorry... Was humpty dumpty your favorite nursery rhyme? And it's "Num-pee" for me. If the "py" is appended i use "x-pee" and if it is pre i use "pie- x".
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11-10-2010, 10:35 PM
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Re: Am I The Only One Who Keeps Reading “Numpy” as “Numpty”?
rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> writes:
>[...] it's "Num-pee" for me. If the "py" is appended i use "x-pee" and >if it is pre i use "pie- x". So pypy is "pie-pee", not "pie-pie" or "pee-pee". With that edifying thought, I'm off to bed. -- Arnaud
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11-11-2010, 05:07 PM
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Re: Am I The Only One Who Keeps Reading Numpy as Numpty?
On Nov 10, 5:35*pm, Arnaud Delobelle <arno...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So pypy is "pie-pee", not "pie-pie" or "pee-pee". *With that edifying > thought, I'm off to bed.  Good catch!Actually i've always thought of pypi as pie-pie and Scipy as cy-pie. Num-pie does not work for me. Maybe some linguist could chime in and explain these odd tendencies...?
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11-12-2010, 07:47 AM
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Re: Am I The Only One Who Keeps Reading “Numpy” as “Numpty”?
rantingrick, 11.11.2010 19:07:
> On Nov 10, 5:35 pm, Arnaud Delobelle<arno...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So pypy is "pie-pee", not "pie-pie" or "pee-pee". With that edifying >> thought, I'm off to bed. > > > Good catch!> > Actually i've always thought of pypi as pie-pie and Scipy as cy-pie. > Num-pie does not work for me. Maybe some linguist could chime in and > explain these odd tendencies...? Ah, that's just English. Never mind. http://www.mipmip.org/tidbits/pronunciation.shtml Stefan
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