Ok, going for full controversy here. zsh = “zoosh” ssh = “shoosh” sudo = sue-dough

Before you achktually me, I know it’s supposed to be “sue-DO”, because the acronym stands for “superuser do”, but for the life of me, when I see those letters together it just seems wrong to pronounce it that way.

  • megane-kun@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 months ago
    Word IPA Notes
    sudo sʏː.doʔ short u (though my accent pronounces it a bit differently); then ‘do’ (as in the note) followed by a glottal stop
    zsh ziː.esː.ejtʃ z-s-h spelled out
    ssh esː.esː.ejtʃ s-s-h spelled out