Lucent Technologies Ethereal manual Rose by any other name

Introduction

1.4. A rose by any other name

William Shakespeare wrote: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." And so it is with Ethereal, as there appears to be two different ways that people pronounce the name.

Some people pronounce it ether-real, while others pronounce it e-the-real, as in ghostly, insubstan- tial, etc.

You are welcome to call it what you like, as long as you find it useful. The FAQ gives the official pronunciation as "e-the-real".

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