Lynn-icks



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On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Nancy Sollars wrote:

> Hey people,
>
> Thought id share this one with you,
>
> Ive been monitoring the Bristol BBLug as alot of stuff goes on there,
>
> The topic on this one is, is linux pronounced lynn-ux or line-ux a newbie asked which prompted this one which i thought was cracking :-
>
> post reads
>
> > > much snipped
> > >
> > > The funny thing is that in English/American the name Linus is pronounced
> > > Line-us :)
> > >
> > > Dave/bt
> >
> > Which is why it makes sense to call linux line-ux! :)
> >
> > Snodge
>
> I like it - I like it!  :)
>
> Dave/bt
>
> p.s. I've always "understood" (apart from the 40,001 exceptions to all rules
> of english-as-she-is spoke) that a single consonant meant the previous vowel
> is looonngg, and a double consonant meant the previous  vowel is short -
> except in the frozen wastes north of Watford, where all vowels are short on
> account of the frostbite that ensues if you keep your mouth open too long!
>
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> Nige
>