Re: How does one pronounce GNU/Gnome/etc ?

[Cory Watson <gphat cafes net>]

At 04:37 PM 6/22/00 -0400, Robert Soros wrote:
>Thats all fine and dandy if you pronounce GNU as 'new' ... but I've heard
>Miguel in an interview speak 'Gnome' as "GAH-Nohme"... Where does the
>"GAH" come from? And does it apply to "GNU" (GAH-New-ee??)...

I say 'gah-noo'

>Miguel also pronounces GUI -> Gooey .....  (I've always pronounced it as
>'guy') .. Okay , so i dont get out much when it comes to Linux and maybe
>Miguel isn't the source of authority on pronunciation :) (Where ya lack in
>some parts ya make up for in others right :)

I've never heard it pronounced anything other than 'gooey' before... and I 
say 'nome', although if you say 'gah-noo', then you should probably say 
'gah-nome'.  'guh-nome' sounds right to me, but I'm in the habit of saying 
'nome'... I also can't seem to spell 'tomorrow' without to m's at the 
beginning (thank you for spell checking).

>Of course Tony the Tiger has been pronouncing 'Great' -> GAH-Rate! since I
>was 2 feet tall .. maybe those two guys are onto something...

Heh.  Good comparison, maybe Miguel is hiding something from us? ;)

Cory 'G' Watson