How do you pronounce Linux?

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:56 pm

Is it "Line-ux" or is it "Linn-ux"?

perry · Post by **perry** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:00 pm

Linn-Ux.

The Kron · Post by **The Kron** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:00 pm

Lie knucks ?

Post by **|darc|** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:03 pm

http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciatio ... -linux.wav
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!"

perry · Post by **perry** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:08 pm

|darc| wrote:http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciatio ... -linux.wav
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!"

lmao. There ya go!

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:08 pm

I do the same way Linus Trovaolds does.

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:09 pm

|darc| wrote:http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciatio ... -linux.wav
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!"

I think I'll still stick with Kron's way. Maybe it's a Brit thing?

Post by **|darc|** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:22 pm

az_bont wrote:
|darc| wrote:http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciatio ... -linux.wav
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!"
I think I'll still stick with Kron's way. Maybe it's a Brit thing?

o_O
That's definately NOT the way to say it...
If you don't want to have the accent every time you say Linux, just say it Lynn-Ucks.

Master Higgins · Post by **Master Higgins** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:26 pm

well considering that he is a finn and they I believe have 5 vowels correct me if I am wrong then it should be pronounce "leenoox" but anglophied I believe it is the "len" from the word "lens" and the "ux" from "tuxedo"
english is such a frikking stupid language why can't they be like spanish THE BEST LANGUAGE and be completely phonetic, in spanish we have 5 vowels in english 34...what a waste...

perry · Post by **perry** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:26 pm

az_bont wrote:
|darc| wrote:http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciatio ... -linux.wav
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!"
I think I'll still stick with Kron's way. Maybe it's a Brit thing?

I don't pronounce it like that though...sounds stupid..

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:28 pm

perry2175 wrote:
az_bont wrote:
|darc| wrote:http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciatio ... -linux.wav
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!"
I think I'll still stick with Kron's way. Maybe it's a Brit thing?
I don't pronounce it like that though...sounds stupid..

The other way sounds stupid in my head. I've only ever talked about Linux to two people (and that was before I really knew anything about it) and one said it one way, one the other.

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:28 pm

Sickliquid86 wrote: english is such a frikking stupid language why can't they be like spanish THE BEST LANGUAGE and be completely phonetic, in spanish we have 5 vowels in english 34...what a waste...

I thought English had 5 vowels as well, A, E, I, O, U.

Master Higgins · Post by **Master Higgins** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:30 pm

I thought English had 5 vowels as well, A, E, I, O, U.

5 letters, 34 sounds that they produce, why can't the brits and americans, and all canadians and australians form an academy to officially regulate the language like spanish? Why not phonetisize the damn thing? It really isn't that hard, there was a time when spanish wasn't phonetic but they got smart and phoetisized it and regulated it, started la real academia espanola. I mean for godsakes english has crap like "blingbling" in the dictionary...

mikelomax · Post by **mikelomax** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:44 pm

Xylene wrote:
Sickliquid86 wrote: english is such a frikking stupid language why can't they be like spanish THE BEST LANGUAGE and be completely phonetic, in spanish we have 5 vowels in english 34...what a waste...
I thought English had 5 vowels as well, A, E, I, O, U.

que?

34? the alphabet only has 26 letters, where the hell did the other 8 come from?

Master Higgins · Post by **Master Higgins** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:53 pm

34? the alphabet only has 26 letters, where the hell did the other 8 go?

ummmm vowel is a sound, that is why english isn't phonetic because the 5 I repeat 5 vowels make a range of 34 sounds not to mention the prevalence of silent letters and the non-standard letter combinations. Example
PH in- physics, and haphazard- not the same sound? (irregular letter combinations)
A in- extricate and cat and father

U in- penguin, puff and put
Get my point, those letters are serving for more than one sound

In english one could spell "fish" as "ghoti" (enough, women, initiate)It makes the exact same sound as fish

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:31 pm

az_bont wrote:
perry2175 wrote:
az_bont wrote:
|darc| wrote:http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciatio ... -linux.wav
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!"
I think I'll still stick with Kron's way. Maybe it's a Brit thing?
I don't pronounce it like that though...sounds stupid..
The other way sounds stupid in my head. I've only ever talked about Linux to two people (and that was before I really knew anything about it) and one said it one way, one the other.

indeed. Torvald can say it all he wants but I'ma still say it however I damn well please -_-

Post by **Specially Cork** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:34 pm

I always thought the Lin of Linux, came from Linus. And ive always pronounced Linus as Lie-nus so I say lie-nux.

Post by **Roofus** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:50 pm

Sickliquid86 wrote: ummmm vowel is a sound, that is why english isn't phonetic because the 5 I repeat 5 vowels make a range of 34 sounds

I call that efficient use of letters.

GoldbergWWE · Post by **GoldbergWWE** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:57 pm

I pronounce it lin-sux

Master Higgins · Post by **Master Higgins** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:57 pm

call that efficient use of letters

I call that confusing