How do you pronounce Linux and Toshiba?

[wiredspider]

Just wondering....

 

[loup garou]

lih-nucks
toe-she-bah

 

[Baked]

Li Lux. Tosh he ba. heeee hee

 

[wiredspider]

Anyone say these differently?

 

[Ketteringo]

lin-icks?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I pronounce them "lih-nix" and "toe-she-buh".

 

[Specop 007]

Toe-Shai-Bay

 

[ironcrotch]

Lin-Nux

Toe-She-Ba

 

[ElFenix]

'lick nuts'

 

[silverpig]

Someone post the .wav of Linus Torvalds saying linux...

 

[MercenaryForHire]

"Shower" and "Overpriced"

- M4H

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
I pronounce them "lih-nix" and "toe-she-buh".

 

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: ironcrotch
Lin-Nux

Toe-She-Ba

 

[aplefka]

I don't.

You have the same birthday as me according to the birthday thread.

 

[POKOT]

['li:nuks]
['tosiba]

 

[neutralizer]

like lint minus a t with a nix
and toe-she-ba

 

[imported_Mike]

lin-uks

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: werk
lih-nucks
toe-she-bah

 

[MAME]

toe-shi-ba is the japanese (correct) way of pronouncing it

 

[DJFuji]

ive always wondered why it's pronouced "lih-nuh-x" when the guy's name was Linus. Pronounced, "Lie-nus", right?

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: DJFuji
ive always wondered why it's pronouced "lih-nuh-x" when the guy's name was Linus. Pronounced, "Lie-nus", right?

I thought I was the only one. Weird things like that irk me.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: mobobuff

Originally posted by: werk
lih-nucks
toe-she-bah

 

[imported_Phil]

Lih-nucks.
Toh-shee-ber.*

* That's the way the Toshiba UK guys say it.

[Edit] This poll is retarded - who pronounces Linux "lin-x"?!

"Lin-ecks"?

 

[Yanagi]

Leeeee-Nucks

Toooo-Sheeee_male

 

[AT]

Originally posted by: DJFuji
ive always wondered why it's pronouced "lih-nuh-x" when the guy's name was Linus. Pronounced, "Lie-nus", right?

No, his name is correctly pronounced ['li:nus]. His name is Swedish and Linus himself is part of Swedish speaking minority of Finland.

Linus himself says his name and Linux:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/SillySounds/english.au