josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-squaremessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1166
arrow-up1166message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-squaresharpiemarker@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI think it would be Line-us and Line-ux.
minus-squareFisk400@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up12·11 months agoNo. The Li sound is pronounced the same as in Lift or Lint and not Line.
minus-squaresharpiemarker@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoInteresting! Thanks for explaining. Mine was a guess at best.
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoFinnish definitely does not use that pronunciation
I think it would be Line-us and Line-ux.
No. The Li sound is pronounced the same as in Lift or Lint and not Line.
Interesting! Thanks for explaining. Mine was a guess at best.
Finnish definitely does not use that pronunciation