Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:41:57 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: paul@originative.co.uk Cc: dpilgrim@uswest.net, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: When speaking about unix... Message-ID: <371F1915.7E2AC5E0@uk.radan.com> References: <A6D02246E1ABD2119F5200C0F0303D10FF05@octopus>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
paul@originative.co.uk wrote:
>
> Linux being one of my favourites since despite
> Linus putting out a sound sample of how it should be pronounced most users
> still insist it's the other way.
>
That's because most English speakers think Linus is pronounced
Line-uss, as in Charlie Brown & Peanuts.
As Linus proves in the sound sample you mentioned, Scandanavians
pronounce it Leen-uus.
> Paul.
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
--
FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org
My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov
_______________________________________________________________
Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK
CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry
mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?371F1915.7E2AC5E0>