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Re:Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail by ahartmetz on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @05:52AM (#48918447)
Surely. The name is pronounced like Creighton.
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Re:Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail by nemesisj on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @06:12AM (#48918581)
The name rhymes with "frighten".

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/crich...

Also a Source: Name is Scottish origin, I live in Scotland.

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Re:Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail by ahartmetz on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @06:59AM (#48918980)
I mixed up German and English pronunciation of "ei". The German one sounds like English "i", so it would be Crighton.
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Re:Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail by marssaxman on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @12:00PM (#48922868)
Also a source: back in the '90s, I once settled an argument with a friend over the pronunciation of the man's name by emailing him to ask, and "Crichton rhymes with 'frighten'" was the entire content of his answer.
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