Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:48:31 -0500 (CDT) From: joe <joe@lab.cba.ualr.edu> To: Darren Pilgrim <dpilgrim@uswest.net> Cc: Andrew Perry <andrew@python.shoal.net.au>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: When speaking about unix... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904221144240.275-100000@team7.cba.ualr.edu> In-Reply-To: <371F1CE9.4E51CC77@uswest.net>
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On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Darren Pilgrim wrote: > Andrew Perry wrote: > > On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Darren Pilgrim wrote: > >> How do you one pronouce various programs and parts of unix? I'm > >> always getting into little debates about the correct pronunication of > >> commands/programs. One example would be gnome--silent g or gee-nome? > > > > I thought it was guh-nome > > Ah, but can you say that in public without sounding silly? I think > not. Then again, most people dismiss unix folk as insane anyway so > maybe it doesn't matter. :-) > In some Middle Eastern countries, the "guh-nome" pronunciation is a derogatory word and not to be spoken in public. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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