So how do YOU pronounce GNOME??

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nuzzy · Post by **nuzzy** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:17 pm

Is it supposed to be pronounced "guh-nome" or "nome"?

seank · Post by **seank** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:19 pm

nome.

NiklasH · Post by **NiklasH** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:22 pm

nome.
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G F0rce 1 · Post by **G F0rce 1** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:27 pm

Damned I always said Guh nome why don't you pronounce the G ?

Athas · Post by **Athas** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:28 pm

G F0rce 1 wrote:Damned I always said Guh nome why don't you pronounce the G ?

For the same reason you don't pronounce the 'g' in gnu!

G F0rce 1 · Post by **G F0rce 1** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:30 pm

Athas wrote:
G F0rce 1 wrote:Damned I always said Guh nome why don't you pronounce the G ?
For the same reason you don't pronounce the 'g' in gnu!

I als say G - N - U

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So what's the tricky reason nobody wants to tell me

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Vanquirius · Post by **Vanquirius** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:32 pm

g-nome, but I'm probably mistaken. A bad habit.

dat · Post by **dat** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:36 pm

I pronounce it guh-nome.

just like how you pronounce gnat -> guh-nat.

er.. heh.

ohwell, i'll probably always pronounce it guh-nome

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myuser · Post by **myuser** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:42 pm

It is' g-nome g-day' only if you say it with a funny Australian accent.

Ateo · Post by **Ateo** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:44 pm

In the retarded english language, when G appears before an N, the G is silent. This only applies when the first letter is G and the second letter is N. It's an english rule, don't bitch at me. So...

Gnome = nome
Gnat = nat

However, I say Gee-nome. =)

nighty · Post by **nighty** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:55 pm

from a gnome FAQ i found on the net:

Q: GNOME: "nome" or "guh-nome"?

A: In English, the word "gnome" is pronounced with a silent "g". However, GNOME itself is generally pronounced as "guh-nome", just as GNU is pronounced "guh-noo" when referring to the GNU Project.

bummer, i always wanted to whack people on the head when they say guh-noo, its sounds so dissonantic.

jedsen · Post by **jedsen** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:02 pm

('n-oh-m)

Vanquirius · Post by **Vanquirius** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:04 pm

Ateo wrote:In the retarded english language, when G appears before an N, the G is silent. This only applies when the first letter is G and the second letter is N. It's an english rule, don't bitch at me. So...

Is this also valid for acronyms?

Boris27 · Post by **Boris27** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:06 pm

Knome

(short K, not the Kay Americans use.)

its more like "knoom" with the "oo" as the "o" in nome.

Thats the English pronounciation as we Dutchies use it.