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minus-squareanon_8675309@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI always pronounced it guh-new as in “Gary Gnu”. How is it supposed to be pronounced?
minus-squareripe_banana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI think you’re right. I think some people say G-N-U.
minus-squarelogicbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI was contrasting it with the animal “gnu”, otherwise known as the wildebeest, which is pronounced more similar to the word “new”. I suspect more people know the animal gnu than know the organization GNU.
I always pronounced it guh-new as in “Gary Gnu”.
How is it supposed to be pronounced?
I think you’re right. I think some people say G-N-U.
I was contrasting it with the animal “gnu”, otherwise known as the wildebeest, which is pronounced more similar to the word “new”. I suspect more people know the animal gnu than know the organization GNU.