Insight Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Something I've been loosing sleep over for years now. I guess this is one way to find the definitive answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 "The only proper pronunciation is the one used by Linus Torvalds himself. The name Linux is a derivative of his name, and thus is pronounced like his name. Linus pronounces his name "Lee-noos", so Linux is properly pronounced "Lee-nooks". A linguistically acceptable pronunciation is based on the Anglicized pronunciation of Linus, which is "Lie-nus". Hence, an acceptable Anglicized pronunciation of Linux is "Lie-nuks". However, there is a third common pronunciation of Linux, which is "Lin-icks" (or sometimes "Lin-ucks"). This pronunciation has no basis as a linguistic derivative. It does, however, sound more like "Unix", which is probably the reason it came about." If you want to hear straight from the "masters" mouth then here you go: http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/t...-says-linux.wav However I've said it wrong for so long, "line-ux" can't see changing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insight Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 Cheers tywais, quality bit of info there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Cheers tywais, quality bit of info there... Been in the same situation you were. I'd hear the Thais pronounce it one way and I'd pronounce it another and figured they didn't have it right. Well, I was wrong - that's why I researched it a long time ago. But I still pronounce it "MY" way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallalai Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Yes LIN-ux, like Linus. But the pronounciation is different in French with a fench "u". Same as in "deja-vu". In thai I suppose it's like in this screenshot (upper right): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 (edited) Yes LIN-ux, like Linus.But the pronounciation is different in French with a fench "u". Same as in "deja-vu". In thai I suppose it's like in this screenshot (upper right): Thanks for the Thai version. Just had my wife read it and she pronounced it exactly right and she hasn't a clue what Linux is. The difference is when written in English there are several ways one can pronounce it, but in Thai only one way. Edited March 18, 2006 by tywais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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