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The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't. (leminal.space)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

I’ve always pronounced it Linux. Who pronounces it another way?

[–] helmet91 3 points 11 months ago

I've always pronounced it as "Linux". And then, one day I heard it from a native English speaker pronouncing it as "Linix", and I still keep hearing that everywhere, but I just cannot fix my brain anymore. To me it always remains "Linux".

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