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Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:41:41 GMT
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According to http://www.m-w.com :
Main Entry: kludge
Pronunciation: 'klüj (\ü\ as oo in loot)
Variant(s): or kluge /'klüj/; US also and British especially /'kl&-j; 'klü-jE/
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1962
: a system and especially a computer system made up of poorly matched components
Bob
In lugnet.technic, Bob Sardelli writes:
> You must remember, this is the English language we are talking about.
> Pronunciation rules don't have to make sense. (ghoti = fish!)
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> <G>
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> Bob
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> In lugnet.technic, Martin Scragg writes:
> > In lugnet.technic, William R. Ward writes:
> > > The preferred pronunciation of "kludge" is "klooj", actually.
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> > Why?
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> > If it were spelt 'kluge', as in 'luge', I would agreed, but as it is spelt
> > 'kludge', I think that it should be pronounced as per 'fudge', 'sludge' etc.
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> > Martin
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