Anecdote time: with regard to the pronunciation of his name, Wirth is fond of sa...

johkra · on April 13, 2014

I was thinking about this, too, when I read his name.

Whereas Europeans generally pronounce his name the right way ('Nick-louse Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say that Europeans call him by name, but Americans call him by value. [1]

[1] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Niklaus_Wirth#Quotes_about_Nik...