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  1. 09-27-2004, 03:04 AM #1
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    GNOME - How is it pronounced?

    Just curious, how is GNOME to be pronounced? Is it "nome" or is it "gee-nome"?

    I'm just new and not up yet on all of the lingo.
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    im pretty sure its

    nome

    but it could be guh-nome,

    as gnu is pronounced guh-nuh
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    Ahh. Nice to know.
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    According to this it's pronounced guh-nome.
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    It's GUH-nome
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    Originally posted by mrBen
    According to this it's pronounced guh-nome.
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    I've heard guh-nome before, but most people around here just say nome. GNU is still Guh-NU, though.
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    "nome" because "guh-nome" or "gee-nome" sounds stupid.
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    I thought GNU was Guh-Nuu, as in the words "gun" and "new".
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    Im still trying to figure out "scsi". I remember reading somewhere its pronounced "skizee" or something like that...
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    I used to call it "Es-See-Es-Eye" until my dad started saying "Scuzzy".
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    Originally posted by Hypz
    Im still trying to figure out "scsi". I remember reading somewhere its pronounced "skizee" or something like that...
    scuzzy `skuh-zee`
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    Originally posted by Hypz
    Im still trying to figure out "scsi". I remember reading somewhere its pronounced "skizee" or something like that...
    I believe it's "scuzzy."

    But how do you pronounce Xine? According to the website:
    the official pronounciation is [ksi:n], like the name "Maxine" with the "Ma" removed.
    Huh? I don't think this is a thing ugly Americans like me can pronounce properly.

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