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ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 1 year ago

The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.

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The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.

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ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 1 year ago

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12•1 year ago
No. The Li sound is pronounced the same as in Lift or Lint and not Line.
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  1•1 year ago
  Interesting! Thanks for explaining. Mine was a guess at best.

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