What is proper pronunciation for a Java 5 "Executor"?
Is it "executor" as in "the executor of a will"? Or is it "executor" as in "the executioner of a prisoner"?
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This site describes the Executor interface as:
An object that executes submitted Runnable tasks
So it would be the "executor of a will", as I don't suppose the task gets beheaded.
Bob
2008-12-30 15:00:38
Hum, it would be nice to write code like this tho': if(!task.sensical()) executioner.behead(task);:)
Esko
2008-12-30 20:24:28
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I say it as "executor of a will". Kind of like "Ex-Ex-yoo-Tor" or "egg-zeck-yoo-tor" As opposed to executor which is kind of like "exe-kyoo-tor"
Chad Okere
2008-12-30 15:05:10
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You can pronounce it either way, it's one of those British/American differences.
sk
2008-12-30 15:16:52
I don't think this is a british/american thing... I'm from the US, and we use both pronunciations (for different meanings of the word, as others have explained).
rmeador
2008-12-30 15:31:49
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I'm never sure; thus, I alternate so as to annoy everyone equally.
Adam Jaskiewicz
2008-12-30 15:24:10
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: - O
Do you mean in English you can pronounce the same word in different ways depending merely in the context?
Why? Each word should have one and only one correct pronunciation, the way is written. ( That's why other languages have accentuation signs )
Take spanish: Papa ( Pope ) and Papá ( Father ), they are pronounced differently because they are written differently.
Very interesting. Are there other words like this one?
OscarRyz
2008-12-30 19:39:50
Dozens if not hundreds. English borrows very heavily from other languages and there is no central authority to regulate such things, so general usage is the rule. Sometimes, pronunciation is a tip of the hat to a word's origin. In the US we sometimes write cañon and pronounce it canyon.
Jon Ericson
2008-12-30 19:50:56
Also, Spanish and other phonetic languages have regional dialects. In Mexico City, "yo" sounds like "Joe" to me, but most other regions pronounce it as it's spelled. Some Spanish speakers from South America swap the "d" and "t" sounds or say them identically.
Jon Ericson
2008-12-30 19:53:57
But my guess will be they are written differently. I'm aware that words are not pronounced they way they are written in English. I can take that. But pronounce differently the same sets of letters ( the same word ) : -S. And I thought I was getting closer to English command.
OscarRyz
2008-12-30 19:55:53
It isn't context, it's meaning and word origin. For example, "desert" meaning "to leave" and "desert" meaning "a barren, desolate region" both come from the same origin (a desert is a deserted area). They are pronounced differently; the former is "deeZERT", while the latter is more like "DEHzert".
Adam Jaskiewicz
2008-12-30 20:03:00
@Jon: I agree, but different "wrong" pronunciations are one thing ( most people in the Caribbean islands don't pronounce the "s" ) While different "correct" pronunciation is a complete new thing for me. I don't remember any instance of d and t swapping btw. Isn't this topic fascinating!?
OscarRyz
2008-12-30 20:04:12
@Adam: OMG : - ( :´( ... well now I'm sure I can read/write in English, but I will never be sure on "talking" :P
OscarRyz
2008-12-30 20:07:12
There are two more similar words. A "desert" is also something that is deserved, hence the phrase "just deserts". It comes from servus, Latin for slave. Finally, there is "dessert", a treat after a meal, which is from a French term meaning "to clear the table".
Adam Jaskiewicz
2008-12-30 20:07:58
Yeah, good luck ;P It really helps to learn the origins behind the words to make sense of the spelling and pronunciation.
Adam Jaskiewicz
2008-12-30 20:10:52
Not only that, but consider the following two sentences: Tomorrow I will read that book. Yesterday I read that book. The first is pronounced like reed, with a long e. The second is pronounced like red.
mtruesdell
2008-12-31 17:49:25
@Oscar Reyes: In English, no one can say you are wrong. (Except my mom. ;-)
Jon Ericson
2008-12-31 22:24:44
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Brian Goetz pronounces it "executor of a will". Does anyone know how Doug Lea pronounces it?
Hamlet D'Arcy
2008-12-31 17:40:16
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- Fire up a Protoss campaign in Starcraft
- Listen to how they say "En Taro Adun, Executor"
- There is no step 3!
(As good a pronunciation as any I'd say.)
Sii
2009-04-28 20:10:27
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The Executor is one who executes Runnables. Execute is pronounced ek-si-ˌkyüt so I would suggest Executor should be ek-si-ˌkyütar
Peter Lawrey
2009-04-28 20:59:23