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Thread: How do YOU pronounce Gnome?

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    How do YOU pronounce Gnome?

    I pronounce it G-nome. You?

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    Re: How do YOU pronouce Gnome?

    I pronounce it nome like I pronounce GNU as nu. Really trying to pronounce an implied silent G doesn't do it for me.

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    Re: How do YOU pronouce Gnome?

    Quote Originally Posted by G Morgan View Post
    I pronounce it nome like I pronounce GNU as nu. Really trying to pronounce an implied silent G doesn't do it for me.
    I just say G-N-U like I say G-U-I, I hate that word gooey.

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    Re: How do YOU pronouce Gnome?

    i have always pronounced it as "nome"(ie exactly like i pronounce gnome as in garden gnome).

    either way is correct.

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    Re: How do YOU pronouce Gnome?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ben Sprinkle View Post
    I just say G-N-U like I say G-U-I, I hate that word gooey.
    I always say G-U-I and also used to say G-N-U until I heard RMS call it GaNU at which point I took the only logical course and came up with a third pronunciation.

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    Re: How do YOU pronouce Gnome?

    Quote Originally Posted by ComplexNumber View Post
    i have always pronounced it as "nome"(ie exactly like i pronounce gnome as in garden gnome).

    either way is correct.
    I say garden gnome as nome, just like the G-nome sound to make it more geeky sounding. =)

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    Re: How do YOU pronouce Gnome?

    Quote Originally Posted by ComplexNumber View Post
    i have always pronounced it as "nome"(ie exactly like i pronounce gnome as in garden gnome).
    Same here.

    I've actually never thought about this. I usually say every letter when I talk about G-N-U

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    Re: How do YOU pronouce Gnome?

    Chalk up another one for nome. Although I do say GaNU as the mascot is the animal of the same name.

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    Re: How do YOU pronouce Gnome?

    I've never had the opportunity to say it aloud. It must be the crowd I hang out with, not a lot of geeks.

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    Re: How do YOU pronouce Gnome?

    G-nome, its wrong, but I pronounce it that way.

    I also call linux ... lin-ux rather than lineux

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