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

• Heavybell@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I believe I saw a youtube clip of him saying his name and Linux that way, yes.

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  • zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce ‘Linux’ as ‘Linux’.”

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    • Heavybell@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks :)

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• neidu@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes. I’m Norwegian but I used to know an irate IT finn named Linus. A separate irate IT finn named Linus, that is.

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• Sharpiemarker@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think it would be Line-us and Line-ux.

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  • Fisk400@feddit.nu ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No. The Li sound is pronounced the same as in Lift or Lint and not Line.

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    • Sharpiemarker@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Interesting! Thanks for explaining. Mine was a guess at best.

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  • Natanael@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Finnish definitely does not use that pronunciation

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