John Hasler wrote:
Michael Z Daryabeygi wrote:Why is it that so many americans have looked at it and said, "Deebian"?Because they are obeying the default rules for pronunciation of english words.
And what "default" rule is that? There is no silent "e" on the end of the word. There is no double "e" in Debian. There is also no other vowel directly following the "e" so I see no way that anyone should pronounce it with a long "e". I've just listed the 3 spellings that indicate a long "e" and none of them apply to "Debian".