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dragos240
February 18th, 2009, 08:07 PM
Okay, we've all heard the wav file saying "I am Linus Torvalds and I pronounce Linux Linux.". But how do YOU pronounce it? I pronounce it Lin - nix. Some people pronounce it Lin - Nucks. And other people pronounce it Lyn - ix. Tell me all about it.


Please move to the recurring discussions forum becuase i can't post in there and i don't have the privalages to move it. And i'm pretty sure that this will be asked over and over.
whoop
February 18th, 2009, 08:09 PM
/ˈlɪnəks/ <-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English
pol666
February 18th, 2009, 08:39 PM
It's difficult to mee because i speak spanish, so, I pronunce LYN-OOX
dragos240
February 18th, 2009, 08:44 PM
It's difficult to mee because i speak spanish, so, I pronunce LYN-OOX

Then use the IPA for spanish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Spanish
BuffaloX
February 18th, 2009, 09:39 PM
Leenoox

Is best as I can describe it.
orc_dragoon
February 18th, 2009, 09:42 PM
I pronounce it like Lin-ux lol.
Grant A.
February 18th, 2009, 09:44 PM
Lee Nucks

Texas accent FTW.
Giant Speck
February 18th, 2009, 11:05 PM
Li-nucks, where the i sounds like the i in "lint."

Isn't there a video somewhere of Linus Torvalds saying he prefers it to be pronounced this way, despite the fact it was originally supposed to be pronounced a different way?
dragos240
February 19th, 2009, 10:21 AM
Li-nucks, where the i sounds like the i in "lint."

Isn't there a video somewhere of Linus Torvalds saying he prefers it to be pronounced this way, despite the fact it was originally supposed to be pronounced a different way?

Yes, there is, i will find it.
Dr Small
February 19th, 2009, 10:23 AM
I pronounce it Lyn-icks
kaldor
February 19th, 2009, 11:02 AM
Lee - nuks.

You could imagine how weird that sounds when speaking English =Þ

"I don't use Windows, I use Guhnoo-Leenuks"

:D
emshains
February 19th, 2009, 11:09 AM
I pronounce it like "li-nuks", where i sound like lid, and u like, emm, I don't know how "tu" describe it.
HavocXphere
February 19th, 2009, 11:11 AM
Lie-nucks...with the u being very short.

Probably wrong...but I've got various languages & cultures influencing me. Plus it gets the job done when talking to local tech people.;)
zika
February 19th, 2009, 12:53 PM
he should know ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0
icp
February 19th, 2009, 01:51 PM
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!":http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/
dragos240
February 19th, 2009, 04:30 PM
he should know ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0

Thats how i originality thought it was pronounced.
dragos240
February 19th, 2009, 04:31 PM
"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!":

I've heard that before :p
NintendoTogepi
February 19th, 2009, 10:08 PM
Lin-ucks
jimi_hendrix
February 19th, 2009, 10:20 PM
lynix here i think
BigSilly
February 20th, 2009, 03:21 PM
Well, I always say Lie-nucks, but after watching the video above I'll have to correct it! It's lynn-ucks then. Because Linus said so! :biggrin:

/is corrected
mpsii
February 20th, 2009, 03:45 PM
http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/