@josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-square120fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down136
arrow-up1131arrow-down1message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.@josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squareDharma Curiouslinkfedilink4•2 years agoY’know the gnome/Guh-nome debate? I intentionally pronounce it Zhnome to fuck with people.
minus-square@hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoAlso remember to pronounce KDE as “kdeeh” instead of spelling it
minus-square@misophist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 years agoIt’s pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It’s a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life.
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
Also remember to pronounce KDE as “kdeeh” instead of spelling it
The G and m are silent
It’s pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It’s a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life.