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Comment by mattl | Hacker News Reader
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mattl
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Why would you call it Vy? Doesn’t that seem a little self defeating?
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samatman
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Vy vouldn't they?
lucasmullens
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It's just a portmanteau of vim and py(thon). What's wrong with it?
jdmichal
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Because `vi` pronounced as "vee eye" (/vi ai/) and I'm assuming `vy` pronounced as "vie" (/vai/) are extremely similar.
notduncansmith
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Funny, I’ve always pronounced “vi” like “vai”
urxvtcd
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Little known fact: "vi" is short for "visual". So, that's how I pronounce it.
zqfm
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They're clearly vying for a place next to vi. Or maybe the v language, depending on how you pronounce it.
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