I always thought the Z was some sort of transliteration of a heavy french accent on 'the'. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Alexander Staubo [mailto:alex@mop.no] Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 8:53 AM To: Zope Mailing List (E-mail); 'Svante Kleist' Subject: RE: [Zope] How to pronounce "Zope" ? Like "soap" but with a "z" as in "zoo". It doesn't mean anything. It's a silly acronym for "Z Object Publishing Environment". The real $1m question is: What exactly is Z? -- Alexander Staubo http://www.mop.no/~alex/ "QED?" said Russell. "It's Latin," said Morgan. "It means, 'So there you bastard'." --Robert Rankin, _Nostramadus Ate My Hamster_
-----Original Message----- From: Svante Kleist [mailto:svante+zope@nemesis.se] Sent: 23. august 1999 14:38 To: ZOPE Subject: [Zope] How to pronounce "Zope" ?
Dear Zopistas,
How should "Zope" be pronounced?
Does the word mean something special, is it an American English slang term?
/ Svante Kleist, curious
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