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ok i pronounce it as leenux or lynux but its my own way and i think every person has his own way to pronounce it so do what you want its a free system so who are we to say it has to be pronounced exactly one way!?
I think I can safely say that the pronunciation Linnucks (short i as in pit, short u as in bucket) is wrong in English, as it is not the original Swedish pronunciation, not a sensible direct anglicisation of it, and not based on the anglicised version of Linus' name.
Well yes, it's natural for us English guys to say Linux with a long I as in Bind. But the correct pronunciation is that used by the creator. You wouldn't call Linus "Lyenus" because it's his name.
I will admit though, that originally I thought the correct pronunciation was "Lyenux" and have found it very difficult to switch the way I say it.
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