Niklaus Wirth Has Lamented That, Whereas Europeans Pronounce His Name Correctly (Ni-klows Virt), Americans Invariably Mangle It Into (Nick-les Worth).

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Niklaus Wirth has lamented that, whereas Europeans pronounce his name
correctly (Ni-klows Virt), Americans invariably mangle it into
(Nick-les Worth). Which is to say that Europeans call him by name, but
Americans call him by value.

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