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MikeE said....<br><pre>.....But <br>then - she is fat, sweaty and ugly as well as ignorant :)</pre>Hope she doesn't get to hear about that, eh?<br>Might be tricky, or maybe you don't care?<br><br>Aitch<br>-------------------------------------<br>> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:33:35 +0100<br>> From: mike@tandem.f9.co.uk<br>> To: kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> Subject: Re: [Klug-general] Pronunciation of Linux<br>> <br>> <br>> There are only a few things certain about pronunciation in English. One <br>> is that spelling and pronunciation are only vaguely related. Diversity <br>> is a great thing: so long as communication is successful.<br>> <br>> I note that there are also alternative pronunciations of Debian: with <br>> Deebian and Debbian being the most common, and Ubuntu seems to drift <br>> between Youbuntu and Oobuntu, depending on how authentically African the <br>> speaker wishes to sound.<br>> <br>> There is a long tradition of the English using pronunciation as a <br>> distinguishing identifier of class, education and origin. Thus it is <br>> that a northerner will declare that has home is his kassle, whereas a <br>> southerner's home is his cahsle. Both will think they are right and the <br>> other wrong, which gives each the opportunity to feel in some way <br>> superior to the other.<br>> <br>> Personally I choose the pronunciation favoured by Linus Torvalds, simply <br>> because he created the word. I don't look down on people who prefer <br>> another pronunciation and will happily have a conversation pronouncing <br>> it one way with someone who pronounces it another. The people I do sneer <br>> at are the ones like the owner of our local copy shop. When I said that <br>> I use Linnux she looked confused and then said 'oh you mean Lynux'. But <br>> then - she is fat, sweaty and ugly as well as ignorant :)<br>> <br>> MikeE<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Kent mailing list<br>> Kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/kent<br><br /><hr />View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/' target='_new'>Learn more!</a></body>
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