On 5 May, Alan S. Harrell wrote:
> True, and I think you would find most Europeans pronouncing that way
> after the name of it's creator. But most Americans still pronounce it:
> Len~ucks. An incorrect pronunciation would be: Line~ucks. Some
> mispronounce it that way due to the close proximity to the Peanuts
> cartoon character, Linus. I often find myself slipping up and
> pronouncing it that way. Fortunately, I am usually alone at the time.
> LOL. :-)
Among the Linux community, the most commonly accepted pronunciation
(since most American's can't reproduce Linus' Finnish accent <g>) is
"LIHN-ucks" or "LIHN-ux"...
:)
-=Brian L. Johnson, blj8.com=-
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