IP: london IETF information -- a common language

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>to: ietf@ietf.org
>Subject: london IETF information
>Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 14:12:12 +0100
>From: Jon Crowcroft <J.Crowcroft@cs.ucl.ac.uk>
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>
>
>IETFers visiting london may wish to check out a few differences
>between the way europeans (and the UK is part of "yurp") say things in
>english, as this is the dominant language of the IETF meeting, but of
>course, american english is not the dominant dialect in blighty.
>
>so first off, when discussing the Internet Protocol ("IP"), in common
>south eastern pronunciation, be sure to say
>"oy pay" (try it now with a friend - if yo uahve a copy of any brit
>movies or tv shows on video, see if you can match this to, say, the
>way that benny hill, or john cleese, or say hugh grant.
>It is especially important to say this correctly when in a pub.
>
>Next, of course, we do get visitors from the other side of the
>channel (unless they are cut off by fog). These people are charming,
>and do their utmost to speak english, with yet more variations being
>bought in - thus, when discussing the next generation, be sure to say
>"ee peh veh seess", when talking with a french person.
>And when discoursing freely about the woes of BGP with an Italian,
>make sure that youi pronounce all 3 "rs's" in "rrrouting".
>
>now, don't get confused about the topic when a german suddenly appears
>to be diverging onto tree beings in tolkein - the "ent to ent"
>principle is alive and well there too.
>
>of course, most europeans are aware that "rowting" is part of
>carpentry #101 (or what happened to napolean's army  in russia), and
>for once this usage will put US citizens in a minority.
>
>note that TCP is a trade mark in england (actually its a medicinal
>product), but luckily, unlike a certain company, they are not likely
>to send cease and disist letters when you talk about it (perhaps we
>should see if a legal firm has a prior trademark on "rake off").
>
>
>if you are working on GRE, L2TP or PPTP, note that in london these are
>"tube" mechanisms.
>
>if you work on service differentiation, be aware of class, and note
>that a police functions is normally referred to as balls.
>
>with these few rules you should get by in london famously
>
>see you in august
>jon
><url:http://www-mice.cs.ucl.ac.uk/ietf/>



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