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Right, infamous copypasta... forgive the pedantry, but the English word "gnu" (referring to the mammal) is pronounced "noo", while the non-English word "GNU" is
by _hyn3 6y ago
Right, infamous copypasta... forgive the pedantry, but the English word "gnu" (referring to the mammal) is pronounced "noo", while the non-English word "GNU" is pronounced "gah-noo"[0], as OP correctly pointed out.
0. https://www.gnu.org/gnu/pronunciation.en.html https://www.gnu.org/gnu/pronunciation.en.html
- boomboomsubban 6y agoMy mistake, my memory of learning about gnus was so long ago it has been distorted by GNU.