Harry_Houdini@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoWhich is better: Linux or GNU/Linuxmessage-squaremessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down133file-text
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minus-squaregriefreeze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoI’ve spent nearly 20 years in academia and professional software development and have never heard anyone pronounce it Gee-you-eye, funnily enough. Gonna try it this week and see how many people look at me like I’m crazy. Edit: spelling
minus-squarehardaysknight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYeah at this point I don’t care if I’m right or wrong. I’m going to pronounce it Gee-you-eye.
minus-squaregriefreeze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI think the distinction is kinda pointless anyways. As long as the information is conveyed I don’t really care about acronym/initialism pronounciation.
I’ve spent nearly 20 years in academia and professional software development and have never heard anyone pronounce it Gee-you-eye, funnily enough.
Gonna try it this week and see how many people look at me like I’m crazy.
Edit: spelling
Yeah at this point I don’t care if I’m right or wrong. I’m going to pronounce it Gee-you-eye.
I think the distinction is kinda pointless anyways. As long as the information is conveyed I don’t really care about acronym/initialism pronounciation.