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btiffin

Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:15 am


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Trivial, but it's from the man himself so...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1061159908534146317

Cheers


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A.J

Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:32 am


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cool vid  :lol:


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andrew.

Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:53 pm


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That's so weird. We've all been saying it wrong.


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Unforgiven

Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:56 pm


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That's so weird. We've all been saying it wrong.

Just curious, how do you pronounce it?


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jbking

Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:36 pm


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I'm aware of 2 pronunciations of Linux:

Lin-ux : This sounds a lot like the name Linus, except for the x sound at the end instead of an s.

Li-nux: This starts out like "Lie" and ends sounding like "knocks"

Just wanted to share what I've heard.


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A.J

Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:52 pm


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I'm aware of 2 pronunciations of Linux

Lin-ux  This sounds a lot like the name Linus, except for the x sound at the end instead of an s.

Li-nux This starts out like "Lie" and ends sounding like "knocks"

Just wanted to share what I've heard.

that's weird...the only way i heard it being pronounced is like "Lin" and then "ex"


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Aziz

Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:16 pm


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Yes that's right. Lin-ux. ux as in Tux! Lin as in Win! WINTUX => LINUX


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Unforgiven

Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:39 pm


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Li-nux: This starts out like "Lie" and ends sounding like "knocks"


Yeah, I think when I started out on Linux I called it that once, and a friend threatened to slap me. :)


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Aziz

Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:40 pm


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I would too.


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Unforgiven

Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:47 pm


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I would too.

It was well earned, but in my defense, I had only heard of it for the first time a few days prior. I didn't know. :)


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andrew.

Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:53 pm


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I pronounce it as Linnicks.


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Aziz

Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:59 pm


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Yeah, thats actually how I usually say it. No "u" sound. It's just smoother.


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gianni

Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:09 pm


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Still Lie-Nucks in my books ;)


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md

Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:18 pm


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Still Lie-Nucks in my books ;)
Then your books are wrong and it's time for a book burning party! ;-)

I actually rather hate it when people butcher pronunciations, especially for common words that it would take a moron to fuck up.


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gianni

Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:46 pm


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Still Lie-Nucks in my books ;)
Then your books are wrong and it's time for a book burning party! ;-)

I actually rather hate it when people butcher pronunciations, especially for common words that it would take a moron to fuck up.

When I first began booting linux, perhaps 9 years ago, the people I learned from referred to it that way, and it has stuck ever since. More often than not I refer to it as simply nix or nux.


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[Gandalf]

Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:34 pm


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Three cheers for uh-nucks! :P


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gianni

Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:29 pm


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Actually you're saying it wrong it's: You-Nicks!

Hahaha, only joooking!


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S_Grimm

Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:08 pm


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I pronounce it lin-ex.

and Try getting people to say Cinnamon. They pronounce it like Cin-a-mum or cin -nam-um. That really Grinds My Gears (Family Guy!)