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nuzzy
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 Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:17 pm Post subject: So how do YOU pronounce GNOME?? |
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Is it supposed to be pronounced "guh-nome" or "nome"?
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NiklasH
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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nome.
postcount = postcount
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Damned I always said Guh nome why don't you pronounce the G ?
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G F0rce 1
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| Athas wrote: | | G F0rce 1 wrote: | | Damned I always said Guh nome why don't you pronounce the G ? |
For the same reason you don't pronounce the 'g' in gnu!  |
I als say G - N - U   !
So what's the tricky reason nobody wants to tell me  ?
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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g-nome, but I'm probably mistaken. A bad habit.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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I pronounce it guh-nome.
just like how you pronounce gnat -> guh-nat.
er.. heh.
ohwell, i'll probably always pronounce it guh-nome
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| It is' g-nome g-day' only if you say it with a funny Australian accent. |
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Ateo
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In the retarded english language, when G appears before an N, the G is silent. This only applies when the first letter is G and the second letter is N. It's an english rule, don't bitch at me. So...
Gnome = nome
Gnat = nat
However, I say Gee-nome. =) |
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from a gnome FAQ i found on the net:
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Q: GNOME: "nome" or "guh-nome"?
A: In English, the word "gnome" is pronounced with a silent "g". However, GNOME itself is generally pronounced as "guh-nome", just as GNU is pronounced "guh-noo" when referring to the GNU Project.
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bummer, i always wanted to whack people on the head when they say guh-noo, its sounds so dissonantic. |
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Vanquirius
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| Ateo wrote: | | In the retarded english language, when G appears before an N, the G is silent. This only applies when the first letter is G and the second letter is N. It's an english rule, don't bitch at me. So... |
Is this also valid for acronyms?
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Knome
(short K, not the Kay Americans use.)
its more like "knoom" with the "oo" as the "o" in nome.
Thats the English pronounciation as we Dutchies use it.
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