How Do You Pronounce GNU?

[lxskllr]

I've always pronounced GNU like the animal, and likewise for all it's variants. I recently saw a video, where the guy was pronouncing it with a hard "G", and it was painful to listen to. I'm not sure I care which way is correct, unless it's my way. Pronouncing the G sounds stupid, and awkward, but I'm interested hearing what you guys use.

 

[Crusty]

GEE-ENN-YOU

heh

 

[Soundmanred]

Google+15 seconds=
http://www.gnu.org/pronunciation/pronunciation.html

The name “GNU” is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix!”; it is pronounced as one syllable with a hard g, like “grew” but with the letter “n” instead of “r”.

 

[JD50]

I've never heard anyone pronounce it any other way. The real question is how you pronounce "GNOME"

 

[Paperlantern]

GEE-ENN-YOU

heh

Same here.

I've never heard anyone pronounce it any other way. The real question is how you pronounce "GNOME"

There is only one way. "NOHM"

 

[lxskllr]

I've never heard anyone pronounce it any other way. The real question is how you pronounce "GNOME"

Same as the woodland sprite, nōme. Going by the video I saw though, it would be Guhnome :^S

I wish I could remember where I saw it. There were a few GNU products mentioned by name, and all were given a hard G.

 

[Obsy]

my CS professor pronounces it "guh-new"

 

[lxskllr]

No guhnews is good guhnews with Gary guhnew. Any of you remember that? :^D

Edit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAwVIZDAUF0

 

[Schadenfroh]

Gee In You

But, I have heard ganoo from others before.

 

[jae]

I've learned it really doesn't matter? Every name is question in Linux, from Gnome to OpenSuse, back to Ubuntu.

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[rasczak]

nu

 

[Soundmanred]

For those who missed it the first time-
http://www.gnu.org/pronunciation/pronunciation.html

 

[Chaotic42]

Hard G. Something like g-new. Same with GNOME. Yes it sounds dumb.