• Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    edit-2
    10 months ago

    Slightly off topic, but there’s a review video linked in the article, in which the guy keeps pronouncing the G in Gnome with notable emphasis…

    I always assumed it was silent?

    EDIT: TIL

      • themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        10 months ago

        I know a few people including my university professor who call it gee-nome, I don’t think there are particular reasons but it does emphasize the g from GNU as well as making an actual word.

    • polygon6121@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      10 months ago

      He pronounces Gnome correctly. Quote from a reddit thread “A lot of people say “guh-nome”, which I think is the official way to say it, in the same vein as GNU, which is supposed to be pronounced “guh-new”.”

      I may or may not prefer to pronounce it as the lawn ornament just for fun. 😉

        • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          10 months ago

          It’s the same argument for GIF – I don’t give a flip what the inventor intended. You cannot just change phonics and expect everyone to play along. They’re not Lego.