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Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] quick question

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From: "Martin Regner" <martin.regner@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:58:56 +0100
Breen Mullins wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 16:37 -0500, Craig Wicker wrote:
> > My boss says it like "Ether-all", I say it like "Ether-real". Your
> > choice, but pick me.
> >
>
> Or, <ahem>, you can read the FAQ:
>
> http://ethereal.com/faq.html#q1.9
>
> (it's pronounced like the dictionary word: i-'thir-E-&l)
>

But the Ethereal User's Guide gives more than one option how to pronounce it:
http://www.ethereal.com/docs/user-guide/ChIntroPronounce.html

'Some people pronounce it ether-real, while others pronounce it e-the-real, as in ghostly, insubstantial, etc.
You are welcome to call it what you like, as long as you find it useful. The FAQ gives the official pronounciation as
"e-the-real". '