@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 months agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-square112fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down136
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•7 months agoHey, we pronounce both the same, too. Sorry English, that’s on you and you alone.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•7 months agoUh huh And how would you pronounce it compared to a German?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•7 months agoThe I as in “free”, but shorter (not drawn out) and the u as in “urban”, maybe? It’s hard to find English words where they make the french U sound, but it’s pronounced the same pretty much all the time.
Hey, we pronounce both the same, too. Sorry English, that’s on you and you alone.
Uh huh
And how would you pronounce it compared to a German?
The I as in “free”, but shorter (not drawn out) and the u as in “urban”, maybe? It’s hard to find English words where they make the french U sound, but it’s pronounced the same pretty much all the time.