(If you know where I stole this from, I love you.)

    • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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      30 days ago

      why in the fuck is it pronounced guhnome

      It’s not. There is no vowel between G and N. Watch an episode or two of Star Trek and listen to some Klingon or Vulkan names to learn how such a combination of letters is pronounced without adding a vowel.

    • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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      30 days ago

      Because that’s how people speaking Old English would have pronounced it. And we all know how particular 10th century Saxons are about their Linux desktop.