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Add 'what does "PuTTY" mean?', and add some IPA to the shortened pronunciation

answer.

[originally from svn r2904]
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\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.44 2003/02/15 18:47:22 jacob Exp $ \versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.45 2003/03/04 14:14:17 ben Exp $
\A{faq} PuTTY FAQ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
@ -952,8 +952,15 @@ PuTTY team can personally recommend Thinking Putty, which you can
buy from Crazy Aaron's Putty World, at buy from Crazy Aaron's Putty World, at
\W{http://www.puttyworld.com}\cw{www.puttyworld.com}. \W{http://www.puttyworld.com}\cw{www.puttyworld.com}.
\S{faq-pronounce}{Question} How do I pronounce PuTTY? \S{faq-meaning}{Question} What does \q{PuTTY} mean?
Exactly like the normal word \q{putty}. Just like the stuff you put It's the name of a popular SSH and Telnet client. Any other meaning
on window frames. (One of the reasons it's called PuTTY is because is in the eye of the beholder. It's been rumoured that \q{PuTTY}
it makes Windows usable. :-) is the antonym of \q{\cw{getty}}, or that it's the stuff that makes your
Windows useful, or that it's a kind of plutonium Teletype. We
couldn't possibly comment on such allegations.
\S{faq-pronounce}{Question} How do I pronounce \q{PuTTY}?
Exactly like the English word \q{putty}, which we pronounce
/\u02C8{'}p\u028C{V}t\u026A{I}/.