[Klug-general] Pronunciation of Linux

[Michael E. Rentell]

Well it's actually a contraction of Linus (Torvald's) Unix isn't it?

In Scandinavia the name Linus is pronounced Leenus (not Linnus) but in 
Britain the same name is pronounced Lynus - as it is in America.

So you can be strictly native Viking and call it Leenuks or you can be a 
true Brit and stick to our own fractured pronunciation due to a Flemish 
influence centuries ago.

Pedantic Scandinavians pronounce it Leenuks and pedantic Brits call it 
Lynuks.

It would appear that Linnucks is another, probably equally wrong 
pronunciation.

Don't matter much really do it? I'm sure they don't like to be corrected 
as much as we do/don't.

MikeR
in Folkestone
(noted language nut)

james morris wrote:
> I noticed a lot of people using the word 'lynuks' instead of
> 'linnuks' at the meeting on Saturday. I thought I'd make myself
> popular by correcting you all! But the page I found says 'lynucks' is
> widely used and accepted.
> 
> http://safalra.com/science/linguistics/linux-pronunciation/
> 
> A long time ago now, I used to pronounce it 'lynuks' but eventually
> looked it up out of curiosity and the page I found then, informed me
> 'linnuks' was THE only correct pronunciation and 'lynuks'
> consequently became an indicator in my mind of a newbie ;-)
> 
> So there you go, I'll grudgingly allow you to pronounce it how you like,
> but if you're pedantic about these things then perhaps Linnus will
> offer authoritative assistance:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0
> 
> James.
> 
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