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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.

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The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

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sharpiemarker
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1•1 year ago
I think it would be Line-us and Line-ux.
- @Fisk400@feddit.nu
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  12•1 year ago
  No. The Li sound is pronounced the same as in Lift or Lint and not Line.
  - sharpiemarker
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    2•1 year ago
    Interesting! Thanks for explaining. Mine was a guess at best.
- Natanael
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  3•1 year ago
  Finnish definitely does not use that pronunciation

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