Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-lucene-hadoop-user-archive@locus.apache.org Received: (qmail 93144 invoked from network); 8 Dec 2006 17:44:01 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 8 Dec 2006 17:44:01 -0000 Received: (qmail 37728 invoked by uid 500); 8 Dec 2006 17:44:08 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-lucene-hadoop-user-archive@lucene.apache.org Received: (qmail 37709 invoked by uid 500); 8 Dec 2006 17:44:08 -0000 Mailing-List: contact hadoop-user-help@lucene.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: hadoop-user@lucene.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list hadoop-user@lucene.apache.org Received: (qmail 37700 invoked by uid 99); 8 Dec 2006 17:44:08 -0000 Received: from herse.apache.org (HELO herse.apache.org) (140.211.11.133) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:44:08 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (herse.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [204.127.192.81] (HELO rwcrmhc11.comcast.net) (204.127.192.81) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:43:56 -0800 Received: from [192.168.168.15] (c-71-202-24-246.hsd1.ca.comcast.net[71.202.24.246]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with ESMTP id <20061208174334m11007f8j0e>; Fri, 8 Dec 2006 17:43:34 +0000 Message-ID: <4579A446.1030106@apache.org> Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:43:34 -0800 From: Doug Cutting User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061117) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: hadoop-user@lucene.apache.org Subject: Re: How to say "Hadoop" References: <49068289-027A-4622-8172-946B06581107@yahoo-inc.com> In-Reply-To: <49068289-027A-4622-8172-946B06581107@yahoo-inc.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Owen O'Malley wrote: > I think Hadoop is pronounced as h a: - d u: p with the emphasis on the > second syllable. > (key: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_chart_for_English) I believe the first vowel there is properly ae (as in "cat"), but in rapid speech this unstressed vowel turns to a schwa, so it doesn't really matter. There are regional variations. In particular, in some areas (the kids playroom in my house, for example) the stress is placed on the first syllable. But by the time you make it down the hall to my office the stress generally shifts back to the second syllable. Doug