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Re:Is the C++ preprocessor still needed? by tgb on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @07:57PM (#14312824)
Interesting; I pronounce "loch" as "lock" and Merriam-Webster seems to agree. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loch I guess you're referring to the UK pronounciation listed here instead? http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/loc...
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Re:Is the C++ preprocessor still needed? by gpvos on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @08:10PM (#14312886)
I thought the use of the specific word "loch" would have been clear enough, but apparently the pronunciation of that word I thought I'd heard a lot on the BBC is not known as widely as I thought. Maybe I'm misremembering. None of the pronunciations you linked to is what I intended. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_velar_fricative or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_uvular_fricative , as well as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_English#Phonology .
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