Think of a French-style j like in bonjour, Jean Renoir, or Jacques Cousteau. That gives the word "Clojure" a sound that's *very* similar to the concept of a closure. And the "j" evokes the JVM.
On Jan 3, 4:48 pm, "Mark Volkmann" <r.mark.volkm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Randall R Schulz <rsch...@sonic.net> wrote: > > > > > On Saturday 03 January 2009 13:06, Mark Volkmann wrote: > >> ... > > >> Also, is it pronounced it is spelled or is it pronounced the same as > >> "closure"? I did find a post that said it's pronounced like > >> "closure", but I've always pronounced it the way it is spelled. > > > What's the difference? > > The difference is whether the "j" is pronounced like the "j" in "jar" > or like the "s" in "closure". > > -- > R. Mark Volkmann > Object Computing, Inc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
