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View Poll Results: How do you pronounce GNome?
"GEE-nome" 0 0%
"nome" 6 85.71%
"GAH-nome" 1 14.29%
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Old 11-25-2005, 03:58 PM   #1
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nome or gee-nome?


I've heard it pronounced many ways, does anyone know the correct

the ones i've heard are:

"GEE-nome"
"nome"
"GAH-home"

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Old 11-25-2005, 04:15 PM   #2
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probably guh-nome, but i pronounce it 'nome' so people don't think i'm retarded.
 
Old 11-25-2005, 04:18 PM   #3
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http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/G/GNOME.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME
Waste of time to poll on this...
 
Old 11-25-2005, 04:30 PM   #4
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it's pronounced "GUH-NOME"
just like GNU is pronounced "GUH-NEW"

i found that out viewing the GNU website
 
  


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