Re: Pronunciation of common Linux-related words
On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 12:58:10PM -0700, Dusty Wilson wrote:
> I'm re-gathering what everyone has said so far. Here's my list so
> far. But there are still a couple missing (chmod/chown) and others
> I'm not 100% sure of (lilo, passwd, chroot).
>
chroot = tchroot (Ch as in Chekhov + root - there's an unavoidable very
short middle e or a sound as you say it because you can't easily go from
one syllable to the other)
chmod = tchermod (Cher-nobyl + mod-ern)
chown = tchoan (Ch (as above) + own)
>
Is what I'd put in transliteration from British English.
> Thanks guys,
> Dusty
>
Andy
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