Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Jan 9)

[Tim Churches]

Josiah Carlson wrote:
> QOTW:  Jim Fulton: "[What's] duck typing?"
> Andrew Koenig: "That's the Australian pronunciation of 'duct taping'."

I must protest.
1) No (true-blue) Australian has every uttered the words 'duct taping', 
because Aussies (and Pommies) know that the universe is held together 
with gaffer tape, not duct tape. See http://www.exposure.co.uk/eejit/gaffer/
b) If an Australian were ever induced to utter the words 'duct typing', 
the typical Strine (see 
http://www.geocities.com/jendi2_2000/strine1.html ) pronunciation would 
be more like 'duh toypn' - the underlying principle being one of 
elimination of all unnecessary syllables, vowels and consonants, thus 
eliminating the need to move the lips (which reduces effort and stops 
flies getting in).

Tim C
Sydney, Australia