josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-squaremessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down136
arrow-up1130arrow-down1message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squarebrettvitazlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·edit-211 months agoI’ve always pronounced it Linux. Who pronounces it another way?
minus-squarejosefo@leminal.spaceOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoThe first time I heard it it was pronounced Linux
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoYou’re both wrong, it’s pronounced Linux
minus-squarehelmet91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoI’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”.
I’ve always pronounced it Linux. Who pronounces it another way?
No, it’s pronounced Linux
The first time I heard it it was pronounced Linux
You’re both wrong, it’s pronounced Linux
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”.