Re: Pronouncing GNU (was Re: New York Times article on BBS's)

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From: Eric S. Raymond
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 14:58

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In <Jul.24.22.40.29.1992.17740@pilot.njin.net> Jay Pfaffman wrote:
> hobbit@ac.dal.ca writes:
> 
> >What I'm curious about, is how do you folks pronounce 'GNU'?  
> >'Nu' is proper (for the animal, anyway) but i've never heard anything 
> >but 'ge-nu' used for the software.
> 
> Some official GNU doc that I read suggested that the G be pronounced,
> "to avoid horrible confusion."  I've always said GNU (one syllable),
> although Gee New could work too.

The correct pronunciation (as heard from RMS's own lips) is monosyllabic,
but with a pronounced hard G; much as if one said "eggnog" withot the
initial /e/.
-- 
					Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>

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From: esr@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond)
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Subject: Re: Pronouncing GNU (was Re: New York Times article on BBS's)
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