--- Norbert Cartagena <niccademous@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Gnorb
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Is that Guh-norb, or is the G silent?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Silent "G". I can't stand that gagging noise
> > people
> > > say when they butcher the word "Gnome" (Silent
> > "G").
> > > It's like a guy I met one time - said it was
> > > "Gee-Nome". Hmm....
> > >
> >
> > But I thought you said it was pronounced like "GNU"
> > ??!!!?
> >
>
> Nah - the reason GNU is pronounced like that is
> because it would be confused with "NEW" - at least
> that's the only thing that would make sense. It's
> still gramatically incorrect, however...
>
obviously.... ;P aren't all acronyms?
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