On 12/12/06, Arie Peterson
Haskell is just too similar to Pascal.
This makes me wonder how people pronounce "Pascal". It's probably because I'm from Europe, but I put the stress on the second syllable. Pronouncing it like "rascal" is, well, funny :-).
For whatever it's worth, I'm American and have mainly heard Americans pronounce it with the stress on the second syllable -- however, when I mention programming in Haskell to other Americans, I get the "oh, you mean Pascal?" response sometimes too, even though I pronounce "Haskell" with the stress on the first syllable. I'm not sure why, since it's not as if anyone programs in Pascal anymore. Cheers, Kirsten -- Kirsten Chevalier* chevalier@alum.wellesley.edu *Often in error, never in doubt "Never wear shorts with the name of your town across the ass if you live in Needham." -- Beth Murphy