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> Linus (Torvalds) technically "LEE-nuhs" in those European languages while "LYE-nihs" in English, but he actually doesn't care what you say It's hard not to f
by megadata 2y ago
> Linus (Torvalds)
technically "LEE-nuhs" in those European languages while "LYE-nihs" in English, but he actually doesn't care what you say
It's hard not to forgive people to pronounce your name wrong, when they've never met you or anyone that pronounces it correctly. They've only read it on the screen and they still say your name as best they can.
- beardyw 2y agoHey, I am English and I pronounce it lee-nus as do others I know. Though English is a European language so I'm not sure where that leaves us!
- pkaye 2y agoLinus did make an audio clip back in 1994 saying ‘Hello! This is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as “Linux”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Linus-linux.ogg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Linus-linux.ogg
- RandallBrown 2y agoInteresting he says "Lih nux" and not "Lee nux"
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- hagbarth 2y agoIt might also be a Nordic thing. In my experience we go out of our way to allow for English pronunciations of our names.
- nobody9999 2y ago>It might also be a Nordic thing. In my experience we go out of our way to allow for English pronunciations of our names. Do you also (and correctly, I might add) decry the errors of the Anglosphere as Mr. Wirth did[0][1]? Niklaus Wirth has lamented that, whereas Europeans pronounce his name correctly (Ni-klows Virt), Americans invariably mangle it into (Nick-les Worth). Which is to say that Europeans call him by name, but Americans call him by value. [0] https://motd.ambians.com/quotes.php/name/freebsd_fortunes_5/toc_id/1-0-6/s/696 https://motd.ambians.com/quotes.php/name/freebsd_fortunes_5/... [1] No, this is nothing new. Then again, perhaps someone will see it for the first time and be one of today's "lucky 10,000"[2] [2] https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/