[Tfug] OT: Hacker Slang

[Eduardo Bernal]

Josh Miller wrote:
It's "klooj", without the "d" sound. Those pronouncing it like "mud"
have probably only read it
(like the people who pronounce "paradigm" as "pair-uh-dig-um") or
learned from someone who only read it.


> 
> Venturing even further OT, how do you all pronounce "kludge"?
> 
> I've heard it like "kloodge", and also rhyming with "mud"
> 
> -Josh
> 
> On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 11:14, Quag7 wrote:
> > On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 11:11, Jim Secan wrote:
> > > At 10:58 AM 12/02/03 -0700, TR wrote:
> > > >> 9) kluge
> > > >used    Clever, either/both an elegant solution or an ugly hack to some
> > > >problem.
> > >
> > > Odd, I've never seen/used this as anything but a derogatory comment,
> > > perhaps with a twinge of "but there's no other choice."  Not that I haven't
> > > generated my share of kluges - these typically arise when there's no time
> > > for elegance, or even testing.
> > >
> > > Jim
> >
> > Well you know, if your dam springs a leak, and you stick your finger in
> > the hole to prevent a watery apocalypse, that's a kluge.  Seeing as how
> > you stopped the said watery apocalypse, it's hard to consider that
> > derogatory.  Of course, to your point, a cement plug would probably be
> > better.
> >
> >   -C
> >
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