Comments on: How To Say Things http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/ A troll's eye view Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:28:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andre http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Andre Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:35:17 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1360 As SUSE is originally German for "Software und System Entwicklung" I guess it should be pronounced with a long u, two soft S and a Schwa at the end: "zuːzə". As SUSE is originally German for “Software und System Entwicklung” I guess it should be pronounced with a long u, two soft S and a Schwa at the end: “zuːzə”.

]]> By: Ivan http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Ivan Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:49:33 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1359 It is not about the vowel between, but rather about pronouncing the 'g'. I haven't really heard anyone inserting a vowel. It is not about the vowel between, but rather about pronouncing the ‘g’.

I haven’t really heard anyone inserting a vowel.

]]> By: unegthym http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 unegthym Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:31:58 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1358 # KRandRTray: I am sure we could (and should) find a better name for that anyway. # KRandRTray: I am sure we could (and should) find a better name for that anyway.

]]> By: Stu http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Stu Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:19:08 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1349 Thanks! Seems all my guesses were wrong on that one. Thanks! Seems all my guesses were wrong on that one.

]]> By: Stu http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 Stu Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:17:15 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1348 Yep, sorry - we spend all our mental faculties getting all the weird pronunciations of English right ;-) It would be a lot easier if I knew the phonetic alphabet as it's pretty difficult to write pronunciations otherwise. Regarding SUSE, soo-seh might have been better, but still not right and soo-se is too ambiguous. Yep, sorry – we spend all our mental faculties getting all the weird pronunciations of English right ;-)

It would be a lot easier if I knew the phonetic alphabet as it’s pretty difficult to write pronunciations otherwise. Regarding SUSE, soo-seh might have been better, but still not right and soo-se is too ambiguous.

]]> By: Stu http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1347 Stu Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:12:44 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1347 :-) :-)

]]> By: Kevin Krammer http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 Kevin Krammer Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:11:21 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1346 The pronouciation of Kopete is in their FAQ, even with a link to a sound file :) http://kopete.kde.org/faq.php#HowdoIpronounceKopete The pronouciation of Kopete is in their FAQ, even with a link to a sound file :)
http://kopete.kde.org/faq.php#HowdoIpronounceKopete

]]> By: Alex Merry http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 Alex Merry Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:48:34 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1345 I think projects with names that are not a common word in some language (or even if it is a common word, but in a language not well-known by non-native speakers) should put the preferred pronunciation on the home page (in IPA). I also like the way some projects to put the dictionary definition of the word that gives the project its name. I think projects with names that are not a common word in some language (or even if it is a common word, but in a language not well-known by non-native speakers) should put the preferred pronunciation on the home page (in IPA).

I also like the way some projects to put the dictionary definition of the word that gives the project its name.

]]> By: Alex Merry http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 Alex Merry Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:42:09 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1344 I'm a G-nu. A G-nother G-nu. I wish I could g-nash my teeth at you. I'm a G-nu, You really ought to k-now w-ho's w-ho. I’m a G-nu.
A G-nother G-nu.
I wish I could g-nash my teeth at you.
I’m a G-nu,
You really ought to k-now w-ho’s w-ho.

]]> By: cg http://www.asinen.org/2010/07/how-to-say-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1343 cg Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:39:30 +0000 http://www.asinen.org/?p=933#comment-1343 gnome (creature) ->pronounced /noʊm/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome GNOME (project) -> pronounced /ˈɡnoʊm/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME gnome (creature) ->pronounced /noʊm/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome

GNOME (project) -> pronounced /ˈɡnoʊm/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME

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