OFFTOPIC: How to pronounce Ruby?

Is it more similar to 'dummy' or 'dubi(ous)'? (or neither :slight_smile:

Cheers,
Peter

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OT but very useful for all non native speakers :slight_smile:

Cheers
Robert

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On 1/19/07, Peter Szinek <peter@rubyrailways.com> wrote:

Is it more similar to 'dummy' or 'dubi(ous)'? (or neither :slight_smile:

Cheers,
Peter

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Try this one

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It's pronounced roo-bee (so, like dubious).

-Stephen

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On 1/19/07, Peter Szinek <peter@rubyrailways.com> wrote:

Is it more similar to 'dummy' or 'dubi(ous)'? (or neither :slight_smile:

Cheers,
Peter

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I believe it is pronounced exactly the way the english word with the
same spelling, describing the precious gem, is pronounced.

You can see a pronunciation, along with a sound clip, here:

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On Jan 19, 4:13 am, Peter Szinek <p...@rubyrailways.com> wrote:

Is it more similar to 'dummy' or 'dubi(ous)'? (or neither :slight_smile:

Dubious is only pronounced doobious if you're American. :slight_smile:

Pete Yandell

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On 19/01/2007, at 10:17 PM, Stephen Duncan wrote:

It's pronounced roo-bee (so, like dubious).

Hi --

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I wonder why Matz didn't give Ruby name with Kanji letters.... and
I've no clue if my friends asked me why Ruby Programmers call
themselves Rubyist or Rubycian.... sigh

Matz has said that a Ruby practitioner is a Rubyist.

David

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On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Arie Kusuma Atmaja wrote:

On 1/19/07, Stephen Duncan <stephen.duncan@gmail.com> wrote:

It's pronounced roo-bee (so, like dubious).

-Stephen

On 1/19/07, Peter Szinek <peter@rubyrailways.com> wrote:
> Is it more similar to 'dummy' or 'dubi(ous)'? (or neither :slight_smile:
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
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Pete Yandell wrote:

It's pronounced roo-bee (so, like dubious).

Dubious is only pronounced doobious if you're American. :slight_smile:

Well, I am Hungarian :slight_smile: (btw in Hungarian, Ruby is pronounced as in Japanese). I guess I am mostly speaking American English, but I don't think so this is the main cause 'dubious' came to my mind when looking for a suitable example - the reason was that I never heard it pronounced differently... (I met only a few native British English speakers, though)

Cheers,
Peter

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On 19/01/2007, at 10:17 PM, Stephen Duncan wrote:

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dblack@wobblini.net wrote:

I wonder why Matz didn't give Ruby name with Kanji letters.... and
I've no clue if my friends asked me why Ruby Programmers call
themselves Rubyist or Rubycian.... sigh

Matz has said that a Ruby practitioner is a Rubyist.

I am still waiting for Matz to record this "I am Yukihiro Matsumoto and I pronounce Ruby as Luby" sentence and put it up somewhere on the internets.

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>> I wonder why Matz didn't give Ruby name with Kanji letters.... and
>> I've no clue if my friends asked me why Ruby Programmers call
>> themselves Rubyist or Rubycian.... sigh
>
> Matz has said that a Ruby practitioner is a Rubyist.

Thanks David.

I am still waiting for Matz to record this "I am Yukihiro Matsumoto and
I pronounce Ruby as Luby" sentence and put it up somewhere on the internets.

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According to Ruby - Wikipedia
Ruby was written in Romaji then Katakana, it's being read: rubii
or perhaps (sorry i'm not an english native speaker) in English
pronounciation might be: roo bee
AFAIK Japanese is so proud of Japan, that's why I wonder why Matz
didn't name Ruby in Kanji Letters first, and then provided its
translation in Katakana (ルビー) and Romaji (Ruby)

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On 1/20/07, Florian Frank <flori@nixe.ping.de> wrote:

dblack@wobblini.net wrote:

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Hi,

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In message "Re: OFFTOPIC: How to pronounce Ruby?" on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:31:11 +0900, "Florian Frank" <flori@nixe.ping.de> writes:

I am still waiting for Matz to record this "I am Yukihiro Matsumoto and
I pronounce Ruby as Luby" sentence and put it up somewhere on the internets.

Maybe at the next conference.

              matz.

Hi,

Ruby was written in Romaji then Katakana, it's being read: rubii
or perhaps (sorry i'm not an english native speaker) in English
pronounciation might be: roo bee

I pronounce Ruby as lu-bee when I speak in Japanese, and Ruby (as red
jewel) in English.

AFAIK Japanese is so proud of Japan, that's why I wonder why Matz
didn't name Ruby in Kanji Letters first, and then provided its
translation in Katakana (ルビー) and Romaji (Ruby)

I am not fond of being cryptic for rest of the world. :wink:
The name of the language should always be in Roma-ji (alphabets), even
in Japanese.

              matz.

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In message "Re: OFFTOPIC: How to pronounce Ruby?" on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:06:07 +0900, "Arie Kusuma Atmaja" <ariekusumaatmaja@gmail.com> writes:

Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

>I am still waiting for Matz to record this "I am Yukihiro Matsumoto and >I pronounce Ruby as Luby" sentence and put it up somewhere on the internets.

Maybe at the next conference.

Yeah, this would be great. It sure will top growing this beard! :wink:

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