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mmealman
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I do all my chatting like supernovus, except with ssh.
ssh = secure shell.
'Just secure shell into the server.. I'll secure shell in...' etc. |
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zhenlin
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/etc - slash et'ss
/usr - slash yuuzr
# - hash?!
^ - caret
GNU - g'nu
MySQL - My ess qyu ell
$ - dollar
* - star
GNOME - g'noem
/lib - slash lib
~ - tild
@ - at
fsck - f:s'k
! - bang
& - and
&& - and
| - pipe
|| - or
#! - hash-bang
gentoo - jen'tuu
portage - port'aij
' - quote
SSH - ess ess heysh
cache - kash
Queue - Qyuu
vi - vii ai
== - equals to
=== - equivalent to
MIME - maim
tex - Sometimes, teks, sometimes, tekk
latex - Sometimes, ley'teks, sometimes, la'tex, sometimes, ley'tekk
csh - seashell
cshrc - seashores ... NOT |
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Verteron
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GNOME = guh-nome
Gnumeric = guh-new-meric
GNU = guh-new
Ximian = Zim-ian
Gentoo = ghen-two (yes I know it's wrong!)
SSH = ess-ess-atch
etc = etcet
# = hash
~ = tilde
/ = slash
\ = backslash
gaim = game
vi = vee-eye
emacs = ee-macs
SQL = ess-queue-el
MySQL = my ess-queue-el
PostgreSQL = Post-gresk-queue-el
Linux = linn-ucks
SuSE = sue-see
KDE = kay-dee-e
QT = cutie
Konqueror = Conqueror
KOrganizer = core-gan-izer |
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MK
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Location: Bærum, Norway
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 8:50 am Post subject: |
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gnome = g-nome
GNU = gnu
Gentoo = Genn - too
SSH = ess ess hå
etc = e-t-c
# = hash
~ = tilde
vi/vim = vi/vimm
emacs = e-max
sql = ess ku ell
my sql = mai ess ku ell
PostgreSQL = Postgres or postgre ess ku ell
Linux = lii - nuks
kde = kå d e
qt = ku-t
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Biker
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And of course:
xfce => Cross-Face
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magnet
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when I started linux, I didn t knew any ppl using it.so for at least one year,I never heard those words , only read most of them.trought in some books, it read how to say some of those words ( tex for eg ).
I used to say :
g nome for gnome.
djentoo for gentoo ( the french touch  ).
(la)tek for (la)tex.
line ux for linux.
v aille fo vi.
that pretty all.
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Azaghal
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How does linus pronounce 'Linux' then?
Lih-nux
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linnicks?
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TheCoop
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afaik Linus himself pronounces it as linnicks
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st589
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| supreme_geek_overlord wrote: | Not that anyone cares, but here is my opinion:
Characters:
Here's the only thing Windows is good for: Find some public computer sitting around and run Character Map. Select the character in question, and it will show a description in the status bar. There is your answer. |
'charmap' will also show these, I believe.  |
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Ari Rahikkala
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I have a brother who at least used to pronounce "GNOME" as "genome", which I find rather cool nowadays. It sounds a lot nicer than than "guh-nome", IMO.
I also remember somebody who pronounced "MySQL" as "mysgli" (mysli (without the g) is a mixture of cereal flakes and bits of dried fruit, served with yoghurt and milk). For some reason I do not find that as cool...
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nephros
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Here are the official pronounciation .au files on how Linus sais it.:
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/SillySounds/
I usually go:
Lee-nooks
GNOME - njome or Gnohm (German)
Qt - cutie
Gtk - Djee-tee-kay or Geh-the-kah (German)
KDE - Kah-deh-eh (German)
prokk or protts, etzetera, user, srrts
and TEX is tech with the ch like German "ich" or "nicht"
Words I try not to say at all: tcsh, xfce, fvwm, e2fsck, ttmkfdir
Windows sometimes becomes Windoof (doof= stupid in German)
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jaska
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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I pronounce everything from the finnish way of talking so this is just exampled.
Linux : liinus
gnome : noum
qt : kuu tee
gtk : gee tee koo
kde : koo dee ee
You get the idea... |
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kamagurka
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does anyone know what the following are *actually* called (i will, of course also be delighted to hear any silly names you have for them):
EDIT: the zero was a typo, dunno how that got in there.
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John5788
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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& = ampersand
§ = queer squiggly S thingy
0 = zero?
{} = queer brackets
[] = normal cool brackets
° = degree?
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Roguelazer
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Linux : ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/Linux/PEOPLE/Linus/SillySounds/english.au
& : and sign
§ : squiggly thing
0 : zero
{} : curly braces
[] : brackets
° : degree
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DaveArb
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| kamagurka wrote: | does anyone know what the following are *actually* called (i will, of course also be delighted to hear any silly names you have for them):
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AFAIK:
& == ampersand
§ == section mark
0 == zero(?seems kind of easy, is that what that's supposed to be?)
{} == braces
[] == brackets
° == degree
Context: American, C Programmer
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s0r0k
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| Ari Rahikkala wrote: | | I also remember somebody who pronounced "MySQL" as "mysgli" (mysli (without the g) is a mixture of cereal flakes and bits of dried fruit, served with yoghurt and milk). For some reason I do not find that as cool... |
AFAIK, it's common to pronounce "MySQL" as "mysli", I know a lot of people who say it like that |
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Titeuf
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Some months ago I've read in a faq about MySQL that the official
pronouncement of MySQL "My S-Q-L" is and not "My sequel".
This was clearly noted in the faq, but I can't find it anymore 
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I've just googled for it and found this at their site:
| Quote: | The official way to pronounce ``MySQL'' is ``My Ess Que Ell'' (not ``my sequel''), but we don't mind if you pronounce it as ``my sequel'' or in some other localized way.
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ravingsanity
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For some reason when people say "sequel" instead of Ess-Que-Ell it really bugs the hell out of me. I mean, geez, it isn't a sequel to some summer blockbuster, it's an acronym for Structured Query Language...I don't know what it is, but it sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me and I can't even listen to someone who's using "sequel" instead of Ess-Que-Ell. I usually have to either correct them or leave the room.
I guess we all have our buttons... 
Also:
.cshrc = see-shark. Haven't seen this one in the list. |
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hw-tph
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Well, the SQL language was originally developed from IBM's Sequel language. The "Structured query language" acronym was, as often in computing lingo, something that was invented later.
As for MySQL - you all have the pronounciation wrong. Really.
The "My" in MySQL has nothing to do with the english word "my". The database was named after a Moomin comic book character called "Lilla My".
Here's what she looks like: http://w1.863.telia.com/~u86302840/bilder/my.gif
And, for the record - she's evil.
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Wi1d
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| Great topic and answers. I emberrassed myself about a year ago in a job interview. The tech guy didn't know what v was. *on a side note it's sad that most tech guys don't know what v-eye is either* |
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Rafal_Glazar
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:39 am Post subject: |
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There is a movie where Linus is telling how to pronounce "Linux". It is called "Revolution OS" or "The Code".
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Let's see:
Gentoo = jen-too
Gnome = nohm
KDE = kay-dee-e
/etc = e-tee-see
SQL = ess-que-el
# = pound
^ = caret (pronounced like carrot)
@ = at
* = star or splat
$ = dollar or string (a throwback from my old BASIC days)
[ and ] = brackets
{ and } = braces
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& : and
§ : section !!!! its the section symbol!!!!!!
0 : zero
{} : hippy braces ( to myself) else braces
[] : square brackets ( to myself ) else brackets
° : degree
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& = and or ampersand
| = pipe or "or" from my C/C++ knowledge
{} = squiggle brackets
[] = brackets
Gentoo = Jen-too
SQL = Either S-Q-L or sequal
# = number or pound
@ = at
* = asterisk or star
$ = dollar
GTK = Jee Tee Kay
QT = Queue Tee
KDE = Kay Dee Ee
ZSH = Zee Ess Ache(not ake)
Windows = Windows
GNOME = Guh-nome
GNU = guh-noo
VIM = Vim
Vi = Vee-eye
Linux = Linniks
etc = ee cee tee
usr = user |
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