Here in America, you don't the name pronounce Linus like "Lynn-us," you pronounce it like "Line-us." For God's sakes, man, didn't you ever watch Peanuts as a kid?
Not to mention that Linus doesn't pronounce his name like "Lynn-us" anyway, but more like "Leenus." Basically, if there's one pronunciation that doesn't fit, it's the "Lynn-ux" one -- if you want to make it sound like the guy's name in his native tongue, say "Leenux," just like Linus himself pronounces it. Alternatively, use the Anglicized version and say "Line-ux." "Lynn-us" should die already.
Not meant to flame you, since you seemed good-natured enough about it, although I'll take pleasure in tearing the head off of anyone who tries to berate me into pronouncing it the way they do, especially when (1) their choice doesn't really make sense, and (2) Linus himself is agnostic on how other people should pronounce it.
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Here in America, you don't the name pronounce Linus like "Lynn-us," you pronounce it like "Line-us." For God's sakes, man, didn't you ever watch Peanuts as a kid?
Not to mention that Linus doesn't pronounce his name like "Lynn-us" anyway, but more like "Leenus." Basically, if there's one pronunciation that doesn't fit, it's the "Lynn-ux" one -- if you want to make it sound like the guy's name in his native tongue, say "Leenux," just like Linus himself pronounces it. Alternatively, use the Anglicized version and say "Line-ux." "Lynn-us" should die already.
Not meant to flame you, since you seemed good-natured enough about it, although I'll take pleasure in tearing the head off of anyone who tries to berate me into pronouncing it the way they do, especially when (1) their choice doesn't really make sense, and (2) Linus himself is agnostic on how other people should pronounce it.
Cheers,
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