Re: How does one pronoune Dirichlet?

From: Dirk Van de moortel (dirkvandemoortel_at_ThankS-NO-SperM.hotmail.com)
Date: 10/29/04


Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:51:02 GMT


"George Cox" <george_coxanti@spambtinternet.com.invalid> wrote in message news:4182AE15.F7D167B7@spambtinternet.com.invalid...
> How does one pronounce Dirichlet?
>
> Btw, does anyone here have influence at MacTutor
> (http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/)? If so could they drop a
> hint that guides to pronunciation there would be handy?

Gee... the 3 replies you already got... Aw!

Pronounce it like di-ri-kle, where all parts are pronounced as follows:
    "di" like in "dish"
    "ri" like in "rich" but with a Frrrrench rrrrrrrr
    "kle" like in "cleptomania"

Dirk Vdm



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