josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-squaremessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down136
arrow-up1130arrow-down1message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·1 year agoBlame the French.
minus-squareebc@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoHey, we pronounce both the same, too. Sorry English, that’s on you and you alone.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoUh huh And how would you pronounce it compared to a German?
minus-squareebc@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe I as in “free”, but shorter (not drawn out) and the u as in “urban”, maybe? It’s hard to find English words where they make the french U sound, but it’s pronounced the same pretty much all the time.
Blame the French.
Hey, we pronounce both the same, too. Sorry English, that’s on you and you alone.
Uh huh
And how would you pronounce it compared to a German?
The I as in “free”, but shorter (not drawn out) and the u as in “urban”, maybe? It’s hard to find English words where they make the french U sound, but it’s pronounced the same pretty much all the time.