If you read the FSF literature, in particular the emacs manual
you find they (who chose the Gnu as the mascot) want it pronounced
with a distinct GA-Noo (I approximate.) The g is hard, and the
rest is like the animal.
Cheers
David
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Matt Folwell wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2000 at 05:31:19PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> > Is gnu pronounced with a y-glide, like news (nyooz)? I always thought
> > that it was also pronounced guh-noo (without that glide), but I could be
> > wrong. 'dict gnu' isn't clear.
>
> Chambers gives two pronunciations for gnu (the animal) one identical to
> new, and the other like noon and noose. It claims the g is silent, but
> that disagrees with the leading authority on the matter, Flanders and
> Swann.
>
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