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View Poll Results: How do you pronounce "Linux"?
"Lin-ucks" 13 59.09%
"Lin-ex" 7 31.82%
"Lin-ooks" 2 9.09%
"Le-nukes" 0 0%
"el-eye-en-you-ex" 0 0%
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Old 04-29-2002, 11:42 PM   #16
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in nz we try to pronounce it as different as possible to the australians..so we say lyn-ux.
and australians pronouce lee-neex
 
Old 07-12-2004, 06:40 AM   #17
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How the people pronounce "Linux"
I personally say "lin-ex". But, hey, different strokes for different folks.
 
Old 07-12-2004, 06:51 AM   #18
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You didn't include a choice for how I say it...

Slack
 
Old 07-12-2004, 06:56 AM   #19
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nor the correct way ~ lee-nicks
 
Old 07-12-2004, 07:26 AM   #21
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Please use the search button before you post people.
Closed.
 
Old 10-15-2006, 09:29 AM   #22
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How to pronounce" Linux " correctly ?
Untill now I still not sure how to pronounce " Linux " anyone can help me ? Thanks
 
Old 10-15-2006, 09:33 AM   #23
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That's a good question. You will probably get several different answers. I pronounce it like this. Lin as in Franklin. Ux as in trucks.
 
Old 10-15-2006, 09:37 AM   #24
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hmm.
I don remember when i heard this " Linux " pronounce as
" lAInes " Linux developer , which one is correct ??
 
Old 10-15-2006, 09:40 AM   #25
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You could google, how to pronounce linux.
 
Old 10-15-2006, 09:41 AM   #26
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Correct answer from the man himself
 
Old 10-15-2006, 09:44 AM   #27
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If you search the General forum, you will see a number of threads asing this very question.
 
Old 10-15-2006, 09:49 AM   #28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zmyrgel
Correct answer from the man himself

lol, cute.
 
Old 10-15-2006, 09:56 AM   #29
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I'm a bit curious: how important is it to know exactly how some word is pronounced? I mean, some words like Linux are quite impossible to pronounce so that they wouldn't be recognized.

Actually, as Torvalds created Linux in the university of Helsinki, the word ought to be pronounced as it is pronounced in finnish, that is, as it's written (which might be difficult to non-finnish persons to do). But anyway, just like it's in the wav linked. Though I don't think anybody can mess it if it's said in a bit different way, it's so generally well-known word these days..

I think you guys have too much spare time and too little things to do if you can just wonder how something is pronounced, especially if you've used the word for long already
 
Old 10-15-2006, 10:03 AM   #30
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dont blame them on asking how to pronounce coz the only stupid question is the one that's left unasked.
 
  


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