linux: pronunciations?

Spacefem (

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@ 2003-02-09 14:02:00

pronunciations?
Yes, there are sources that specifically outline correct pronunciations for these words. But often times, we ignore these sources. Hense my poll.

Poll #100530
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How do you pronounce "fsck"? (an in, "run fsck, that'll fix it.")

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ef-es-see-kay
26 (25.7%)

ef-sik
16 (15.8%)

fisk
19 (18.8%)

some other way
27 (26.7%)

I don't
13 (12.9%)

How do you pronounce "fsck"? (an in, "my boss was being a jerk, so I told him to fsck off.")

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ef-es-see-kay
4 (4.0%)

ef-sik
7 (6.9%)

fisk
22 (21.8%)

some other way
30 (29.7%)

I do not use this word in this context, please stop being 1337 and get serious.
38 (37.6%)

And hell, while I'm at it, how do you pronounce "xmms"

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ex-em-em-es
88 (88.0%)

zims
4 (4.0%)

some other way
8 (8.0%)

(obligatory, because I've taken it this far)

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lih-nucks
87 (87.9%)

lie-niks
12 (12.1%)

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	gikiski 2003-02-09 12:12 pm UTC (link)
	ef-es-check. For some reason, I just say the check part. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jgrafton 2003-02-09 01:08 pm UTC (link)
	same here. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	todfox 2003-02-09 09:17 pm UTC (link)
	I also say ef-es-check. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	asciident 2003-02-09 12:35 pm UTC (link)
	For the last part, I specifically heard Torvalds say "Lie-nucks," and so I feel vindicated in my pronunciation. :p (Reply to this) (Thread)

	userunknown 2003-02-09 12:49 pm UTC (link)
	try again: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/SillySounds/english.au :-P (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	asciident 2003-02-09 12:51 pm UTC (link)
	I am fully aware of what the documentation says. However, I have heard, with my own ears, what Torvalds said, and it was lie-nucks. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	userunknown 2003-02-09 01:02 pm UTC (link)
	look again, thats not documentation, it's a sound file. Listen to it:) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	asciident 2003-02-09 01:13 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think you understood me. That is a sound file within documentation (/pub/). I have heard it. I am stating that I heard, separately, Torvalds pronounce it differently -- which happens to be the way I pronounce it -- and as such, do not feel any need to change my pronunciation. (Reply to this) (Parent)

studlyspam
2003-02-10 02:09 pm UTC (link)

It sounds more like lee-nucks there. (Like the pronunciation of the beginning of the scandinavian name Linus). I saw a documentation with him in it (and his accent isn't nearly as heavy as that au... wonder when it was made...) and he said lih-nucks. But it is a very small variation. And it certainly isn't lie-nucks (where lie is said like the English word).

Bleh.. why don't we just use IPA so this is less complicated? ;P

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	siouxcourtesan 2003-02-09 01:19 pm UTC (link)
	Fih-sik. Well, you gotta add vowels somewhere man ;) This goes for the program and the boss. (Reply to this)

	lih-n<IB>i</B>cks dev_null 2003-02-09 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	Since it was based on Minix, and all. (Reply to this)

	Just quick - discoflamingo 2003-02-09 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	I pronounce "fsck" the exact same as "physic" (with more of a schwa than an "i") - and I pronounce "linux" as "lee-noocks", like Lee-noos. (Reply to this)

	inerlogic 2003-02-09 04:41 pm UTC (link)
	hrmm..... my LUG at school says it as fuhsk like, a certain other F word..... now, along those lines, if i may get capitalistic for a second.... http://www.cafeshops.com/inerlogic (Reply to this) (Thread)

	marginoferror 2003-02-09 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	That's how I pronounce it too. Nice shirt, BTW. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	willbloom 2003-02-10 02:05 am UTC (link)
	How about Latex or Lah-tech? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	b3rnd 2003-02-10 05:29 am UTC (link)
	lah'-tech (Reply to this) (Parent)

k_engel
2003-02-10 06:25 am UTC (link)

vi.

vee-eye?
vee?

I say the first.

...even though I use elvis. heh.

emacs.

ee-max?
emucks?

The first. But it usually has a suffix of 's-uh-k-ss.'

It doesn't matter how you pronounce some things, just as long as you can spell them correctly. ;)
It's all a potato/potato'h' thing, the developers may have a special way to say some things, but that's their take. Everyone mispronounces stuff.

I feel like punching people's faces in when they say 'Orey-Gawn' when referring to the state of Oregon. I'm from there, and I know how it's pronounced. Or when they say 'Wustah' when referring to Worchester.

fucking new england primitives.

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	studlyspam 2003-02-10 02:15 pm UTC (link)
	Same here. vee-eye and e-max. But I say vim "vihm" (not vee-eye-em). Joe is so much easier as far as pronunciation goes ;P grins at the suffix comment (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	k_engel 2003-02-10 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, can you whistle at 300 baud? How about 1200? =D (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	studlyspam 2003-02-10 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	maybe g I used to whistle along actually... ;P Did we all do that? Or am I just a big dork? ;P (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	dreamsofxion 2003-02-11 08:04 am UTC (link)
	I could. I whistled to 900, 2400, 9600, 14.4, 28.8/56k... ...but it's been so long since I heard a modem handshake that I know I couldn't do it anymore if I tried... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	studlyspam 2003-02-11 08:11 am UTC (link)
	Yeah... I have had this bizarre urge lately to use my 300-baud... starts making weird gurgly modem noises ;P (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Database? chumducky 2003-02-11 01:15 pm UTC (link)
	ess-queue-ell or SeQueL? I pronounce as the former. Qvacks. (Reply to this)

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