@josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-square121fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down136
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.@josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squareDharma Curiouslink5•6 months agoY’know the gnome/Guh-nome debate? I intentionally pronounce it Zhnome to fuck with people.
minus-square@misophist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•6 months agoIt’s pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It’s a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life.
minus-square@hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoAlso remember to pronounce KDE as “kdeeh” instead of spelling it
Y’know the gnome/Guh-nome debate? I intentionally pronounce it Zhnome to fuck with people.
It’s jee-nom, pronounced while rotating your eyes
It’s pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It’s a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life.
The G and m are silent
Also remember to pronounce KDE as “kdeeh” instead of spelling it