josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 1 Jahr

The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.

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The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.

josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 1 Jahr

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I’ve always pronounced it Linux. Who pronounces it another way?
- Cosmicomical@kbin.social
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  No, it’s pronounced Linux
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    The first time I heard it it was pronounced Linux
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    You’re both wrong, it’s pronounced Linux
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  I’ve always pronounced it as “Linux”. And then, one day I heard it from a native English speaker pronouncing it as “Linix”, and I still keep hearing that everywhere, but I just cannot fix my brain anymore. To me it always remains “Linux”.

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