Ok, going for full controversy here. zsh = “zoosh” ssh = “shoosh” sudo = sue-dough

Before you achktually me, I know it’s supposed to be “sue-DO”, because the acronym stands for “superuser do”, but for the life of me, when I see those letters together it just seems wrong to pronounce it that way.

  • thouartfrugal@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    For ZSH and SSH I just speak the letters: Z-S-H, S-S-H. Sudo as “SUE-do”.

    One I wonder about is xrandr. I say “EKS-rand-ur”, have heard others say “eks-R-and-R”.

    • z00s@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 months ago

      Even though it’s only one extra syllable, “eks-R-and-R” just sounds awkward. I definitely go with “EKS-rand-ur”

  • kionay@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I know it’s not consistent but I read them like zsh = zee shell, ssh I spell out “s s h”, sudo I say /ˈsuː.doʊ/. or “soo dough”

  • Doombot1@lemmy.one
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    6 months ago

    Sue-dough & s-s-h here. Can’t speak to zsh yet, haven’t actually talked about it w/ others yet. How about /etc/? Sometimes I call it “e-t-c” but others I say “etsee”

    • communism@lemmy.ml
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      6 months ago

      I say etsy because I think I heard some Linux YouTubers call it that back in the day and it just stuck

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    ZSH = Zee-shell
    SSH = S-S-H
    SUDO = Sue-dough
    KornShell = Aaaarrre you readyyyyyyyyy!

    • communism@lemmy.ml
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      6 months ago

      I thought it was just “sequel”? Like that was the official pronunciation? Or is there not an accepted “official” pronunciation?

    • arcayne@lemmy.today
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      6 months ago

      Thanks to The Primeagen, I’ve recently become fond of pronouncing it /skwiːl/

      Y’know: Squeal, Squeal-lite, Pee-squeal, etc.

    • frank@sopuli.xyz
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      6 months ago

      I’m relative sure SQL is a backronym for Sequel, and Microsoft had to change the name and wanted to keep the pronunciation. But ess Quall is my favorite so far, that’s amazing

      The original name SEQUEL, which is widely regarded as a pun on QUEL, the query language of Ingres,[14] was later changed to SQL (dropping the vowels) because “SEQUEL” was a trademark of the UK-based Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Engineering Limited company.[15] The label SQL later became the acronym for Structured Query Language.

      • Hawke@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        I think you’re right about the SEQUEL to SQL backformation but why would Microsoft enter into it at all?

        The naming and origin of SQL happened back in the 70s, long before Microsoft did its work on porting Sybase to OS/2 in the late 80s.

  • megane-kun@lemm.eeEnglish
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    6 months ago
    Word IPA Notes
    sudo sʏː.doʔ short u (though my accent pronounces it a bit differently); then ‘do’ (as in the note) followed by a glottal stop
    zsh ziː.esː.ejtʃ z-s-h spelled out
    ssh esː.esː.ejtʃ s-s-h spelled out
  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    For me, zsh is pronounced “bash.”

    (One-upping your “full controversy,” LOL)

    • z00s@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 months ago

      Ok, thanks for the info GayHitler420 🫡

      Just out of curiosity, are there 419 other gay Hitlers out there, or is that just a weed reference? 'Cause I don’t know if I could deal with that many gay Hitlers running around.

      I mean, just to be clear, it’s the Hitler part and not the gay part that bothers me. And the weed part is cool with me too, but it would be hard to be a Hitler if you’re just chillin on weed every day.

      It would be extremely difficult to conquer the Sudetenland if you had the munchies constantly.

      • GayHitler420@lemy.lolEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Man, don’t worry I’m changed man. Now I’m conquering countries in my head while I’m high from 20 kg of weed and 2 tons of pure medical cocaine.