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How do you say SUSE? (m.youtube.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by barbara@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I always thought those whoe said susa instead of soos are wrong.

Suse stands for "Software und System-Entwicklung" https://linuxiac.com/opensuse/

Edit: Yes, she can still be wrong but then it's supported by the rest of susa's staff https://youtu.be/RsME20zXbQI&t=13

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[-] bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I have a rule about acronyms: if the spelling makes sense to be said as a word, I follow the English grammatical rules. A word that's spelled s-u-s-e would be pronounced "soos", so that's what I say.

This is why I don't pronounce GNU as "ga-noo", it doesn't make sense as a word. In those cases, I just spell them out.

[-] Kanda@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago

There are people who don't say GNU like the animal?

[-] 737@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago

There are no rules, just loose patterns, and pronunciation is not grammar.

[-] guy@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

So what's the deal with GNU? When I first saw it, I was sure the G was silent, or formed a dipthong, like gnat or gnocchi or gnaw or gnarly or gnome or just any word starting with gn in English. But IRL, I've only heard it pronounced with a hard G, same with Gnome.

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[-] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 months ago

I always thought those whoe said susa instead of soos are wrong.

So, how do you pronounce Porsche?

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Blinkvergesser!

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Look up germans saying bitte, danke etc. Porshe follows that, except in North America

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[-] hakase@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Lots of badlinguistics in this thread.

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[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

OpenZooZah TumbleWeedah

Seriously though, unpopular opinion disclaimer, I think I may be only one that didn't find it funny at all, just an informative, overly long, cringey Tenacious D reinterpretation ?

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