5 Jun
2006
5 Jun
'06
5:20 p.m.
On Mon, June 5, 2006 11:41 am, Andrzej Popielewicz wrote:
eunuch is pronounced as "yoo-nuk" (not all symbols reproduced) unit is
"yoo-nit"
unique is "yoo-neek"
In Webster English Language Dictionary
eunuch is "'yunek" unit is "'yunet" unique is
"yu'nek,yu'nik"
You can notice, that unix , more similar to unit or unique will be
pronounced differently(?).
I think the position of the stress is important. `Unix', the way I
pronounce it (and I think the way everyone does) is stressed on the 1st
syllable, as is `eunuch' and `Multics'. To a large extent the distinction
in the sound of the 2nd syllable then doesn't matter because in typical
English dialects they all end up the same null sound (schwar? I forget the
name).
`unique' for instance has stress on second syllable, so really is very
different.
--tim