@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-square121fedilinkarrow-up1164
arrow-up1164message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•2 years agoHey, we pronounce both the same, too. Sorry English, that’s on you and you alone.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoUh huh And how would you pronounce it compared to a German?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoThe I as in “free”, but shorter (not drawn out) and the u as in “urban”, maybe? It’s hard to find English words where they make the french U sound, but it’s pronounced the same pretty much all the time.
Hey, we pronounce both the same, too. Sorry English, that’s on you and you alone.
Uh huh
And how would you pronounce it compared to a German?
The I as in “free”, but shorter (not drawn out) and the u as in “urban”, maybe? It’s hard to find English words where they make the french U sound, but it’s pronounced the same pretty much all the time.