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Linux on Jeopardy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the pronunciation-does-matter dept.

yesthatguy writes "Tonight's episode of Jepoardy! featured a question in the "Tech Business and Industry" category that asked which operating system was made by Linus Torvalds and can be obtained for free. The answer(question), of course: 'What is Linux?' An interinsting point I noticed...the kid (Teen Tournament) that gave the answer, pronounced the name wrong. Jeopardy usually will not give credit to a mispronunciation... " Please! No pronunciation holy wars! But that is pretty cool. Ya know you've hit the big time when you get a question on Jeopardy.

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  1. Pronunciation by rde · · Score: 5

    Jeez. Do you think Windows users argue like this?
    "It's a piece of shit"
    "No, it's a piece of shite"
    "You're both wrong, it's a pile of shit"
    "Actually..."

    Be grateful you can still count contending pronunciations without taking your socks off.

  2. Forget Linux by copito · · Score: 5

    If you really want a geeky pronunciation argument, try any of the following:

    csh
    tcsh
    lilo
    cache
    ~
    #
    !

    For the record I'm:

    cee-ess-aich
    teesh
    lie-low
    cash
    tild-ah, although I'm gravitating towards twiddle
    hash
    bang



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