[aklug] Re: on pronouncing 'Ubuntu' and other Linux distros

Two of my pet peeves:

PostgreSQL:
http://www.postgresql.org/files/postgresql.mp3

MySQL:
"The official way to pronounce “MySQL” is “My Ess Que Ell” (not “my
sequel”), but we do not mind if you pronounce it as “my sequel” or in
some other localized way. "
(From http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/what-is-mysql.html)

Although I say bollocks to the "my sequel" bit.

Adam

Royce Williams wrote:
> I had to look it up for myself, so I thought that I'd share. From
>
> http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/faq:
>
> [start of snippet]
>
> *How do you pronounce Ubuntu?*
>
> Ubuntu, an African word from Zulu and Xhosa, is pronounced "oo-BOON-too".
>
> [end of snippet]
>
>
> Note that it's definitely not 'oo-BUHN-too', the prevalent alternative.
>
> That second long vowel does make it harder to say. In everyday usage,
> short vowels usually win out over longer ones (cf. "LIHN-ux" vs. "LYE-nux").
>
> Sometimes I imagine what it would sound like if a Jawa was saying it,
> all high-pitched yet gutteral (like "u-tee-nee", but "ooo-boon-too"). :-)
>
> Interestingly, lots of folks want to say DEEEEB-ian instead of DEHB-ian
> (named after Ian and his then-girlfriend Debbie), which seems to violate
> the 'short vowels always win' rule.
>
>
> Some other quick ones:
>
> CentOS: SENT-oss (as in "ostrich")
> http://centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=925&forum=18
> MEPIS: MEHP-iss (as in "memphis" with extra characters removed)
> https://www.mepis.org/node/1272
> SUSE: SUE-sah (in the German, anyway, but see discussion):
> http://suseroot.com/about-suse-linux/how-do-you-pronounce-suse.php
> FreeBSD:
> Just kidding. :-)
>
>
> We now return you to your regularly-scheduled geeking - and my lunch
> break is over. :-)
>
> Royce
>
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