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Posted 07 January 2008 - 11:54 AM

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My friend says that it is pronounced "Lie-nux" but I argued it was "Leenux". Is there a right or wrong way to pronounce it?

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 10:10 PM

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"Linux" in IPA would be "lɪnʊks." An 'ɪ' is pronounced like the 'i' in "sit." And the 'ʊ' is pronounced like the 'u' in "put" or the "oo"s in "wood." So it would be pronounced somewhat like "li-nuks."

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Posted 08 January 2008 - 05:31 AM

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Your second spelling is correct - "Leenux" - which is actually how Linus Torvalds says it. I have audio files of him stating how it is said which I will upload later and provide a link.

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Posted 14 January 2008 - 05:41 AM

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Leeeenux is correct.

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 05:06 AM

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Here is how Linus Torvalds says Linux (link provided as a MP3 and WAVE):


http://www.totalpeng...-says-linux.wav

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Posted 21 February 2008 - 04:33 PM

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Cool. Who is Linux Torvalds?

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Posted 21 February 2008 - 11:27 PM

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Linus Torvalds is the creator of the Linux kernel.
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