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I've pronounced it like JIF since the mid-90's when I first learned of GIFs. I've had to send many people here to prove I wasn't crazy: http://www.olsenhome.com

I've pronounced it like JIF since the mid-90's when I first learned of GIFs. I've had to send many people here to prove I wasn't crazy: http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/ http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/

AndrewDucker 13y ago
Thank you. I had no idea that PNG was supposed to be pronounced "Ping" (I always say Pee Enn Gee)
- qznc 13y ago
  QT should be pronounced "cute", but I say "queue-tee". Linux is pronounced with a short i, but most americans say "lie-nux". As a german I say "Lee-nux". Xing is allegedly pronounced "crossing", but I say "ksing".
  - jcastro 13y ago
    Also surprised at the number of people who call nginx "en jinx" instead of "engine x"
    - brazzy 13y ago
      It really surprises you that names based on cute misspellings that are effectively unpronouncable when taken at face value get pronounced differently by different people? If Syosev wanted people to pronounce it "engine x", he should have called it "engine x".
  - nodata 13y ago
    > Xing is allegedly pronounced "crossing", but I say "ksing". Got any info on this? I've heard this only several times (i.e. rarely). Always from people who are used to the "crossing" signs, but never from anybody else.
  - vhf 13y ago
    > QT should be pronounced "cute", but I say "queue-tee". I think we would say "queue-tee" if it was QT instead of Qt. To me, "cute" makes more sense for "Qt".
  - markbernard 13y ago
    Really? I have always though it is a mashup of "Linus Torvalds Unix Clone" so always used the long 'i' the same as his name.
    - beatgammit 13y ago
      Here's a video of Linus pronouncing his name and Linux (sorry, it kind of cuts out at the end, but you can get the gist): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0
  - delinka 13y ago
    I'm an American and I catch hell from other Americans when I say "lie-nux." Considering we pronounce Linus as "lie-nus" I really don't see the issue. The recordings of Linus pronouncing it in two non-English languages have a subtle "ee" in there and I don't expect my peers to say "leenux" - they'll drop to the short "ih" sound.

I've pronounced it like JIF since the mid-90's when I first learned of GIFs. I've had to send many people here to prove I wasn't crazy: http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/ http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/

AndrewDucker 13y ago

Thank you. I had no idea that PNG was supposed to be pronounced "Ping" (I always say Pee Enn Gee)

qznc 13y ago
QT should be pronounced "cute", but I say "queue-tee". Linux is pronounced with a short i, but most americans say "lie-nux". As a german I say "Lee-nux". Xing is allegedly pronounced "crossing", but I say "ksing".
- jcastro 13y ago
  Also surprised at the number of people who call nginx "en jinx" instead of "engine x"
  - brazzy 13y ago
    It really surprises you that names based on cute misspellings that are effectively unpronouncable when taken at face value get pronounced differently by different people? If Syosev wanted people to pronounce it "engine x", he should have called it "engine x".
- nodata 13y ago
  > Xing is allegedly pronounced "crossing", but I say "ksing". Got any info on this? I've heard this only several times (i.e. rarely). Always from people who are used to the "crossing" signs, but never from anybody else.
- vhf 13y ago
  > QT should be pronounced "cute", but I say "queue-tee". I think we would say "queue-tee" if it was QT instead of Qt. To me, "cute" makes more sense for "Qt".
- markbernard 13y ago
  Really? I have always though it is a mashup of "Linus Torvalds Unix Clone" so always used the long 'i' the same as his name.
  - beatgammit 13y ago
    Here's a video of Linus pronouncing his name and Linux (sorry, it kind of cuts out at the end, but you can get the gist): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0
- delinka 13y ago
  I'm an American and I catch hell from other Americans when I say "lie-nux." Considering we pronounce Linus as "lie-nus" I really don't see the issue. The recordings of Linus pronouncing it in two non-English languages have a subtle "ee" in there and I don't expect my peers to say "leenux" - they'll drop to the short "ih" sound.