topic Re: How do you pronounce DOSUBL? in SAS Programming

How do you pronounce DOSUBL?

PaigeMiller — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:28:07 GMT

I know what DOSUBL does — okay, I think I know what it does — but how is DOSUBL pronounced? And as long as I'm asking, how was the name DOSUBL created, is it an acronym, or a shortened version of some possibly understandable phrase?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Re: How do you pronounce DOSUBL?

Tom — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:35:22 GMT

Perhaps it is the 12th attempt to get it to work? DOSUBA, DOSUBB, ....

Re: How do you pronounce DOSUBL?

Cynthia_sas — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:36:44 GMT

Hi:
I've heard it 2 different ways:
1) Dew-Sub-Ell (rhymes with well)
or
2) Dew-subble (rhymes with rubble)

I guess it is a matter of preference.
Cynthia

Re: How do you pronounce DOSUBL?

yabwon — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:46:22 GMT

@PaigeMiller ,

Rick Langston said it is "abbreviation" from: "DO SUBmit Line", so I would sad (as he did) do(do)-sub(sub)-L(el).

https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2018/12/20/five-sas-programming-language-features/

Bart

Re: How do you pronounce DOSUBL?

PeterClemmensen — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:46:48 GMT

Rick Langston has the answer at 07:00 here 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=422&v=fE_OT8fmfT0&feature=emb_title

Re: How do you pronounce DOSUBL?

PeterClemmensen — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:47:38 GMT

@yabwon beat me by 28 sec 😉

Re: How do you pronounce DOSUBL?

PaigeMiller — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:48:46 GMT

DOSUBL is the Esperanto translation for the English word "double". So says Google Translate. So, anyone speak Esperanto? How would dosubl be pronounced in Esperanto?

Re: How do you pronounce DOSUBL?

PaigeMiller — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:54:21 GMT

Thanks, @yabwon , this has been bothering me for months.

Re: How do you pronounce DOSUBL?

yabwon — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:03:55 GMT

Glad I could help.
Bart