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From: David Buck
Date: 28 Aug 2001 13:13:09
Message: <3B8BD14D.6B229E45@simberon.com>
> A good name would mean that you could say it to someone else and then they'd
> know how to spell it. But with POV-Ray there isn't even agreement on how
> it's pronounced. Pee-oh-vee-ray sounds dumb and has to be pronounced a bit
> slowly to be clear. Pov-ray sounds like a bit like power-ray and will lead
> to confusion too.

I pronounce it "pov ray" where the "o" makes a sound like the o in dog.  I never
cared for Pee-oh-vee-ray.

David Buck


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