On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Per Jessen wrote: > On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:27:11 +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > > >> Could someone from SuSE or any .de give a definitive and > >> authoritative correct pronunciation? > >Must we all pronounce it with a German accent? > > Not necessarily with an accent. > > >Do the french pronounce Paris the way the Greeks do/did? > >Do the English pronounce Paris the way the French do? > >Linus bases the pronunciation of Linux on the way he says Linus, but we > >pronounce Linus quite differently. > > It is generally considered polite to pronounce names the way they > were meant to be. Or at least to make an attempt.
I could hazard a guess at French, which I learned about 40 years ago, but as for other languages than English, not a hope. We had a Pole stay with us for about a week in '88, and it took me most of that week to get my tongue round his name. And before that, a Japanese guest made it easy, "Just call be Nobby." -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb Copyright John Summerfield. Reproduction prohibited.
