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		Blikkentrekker on May 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gnuplot is not GNU The correct pronunciation hardly matters for the marketability of the product. — it is usually understandable. In Linux' case, Linus Torvalds has said that he doesn't really care and admits that he instinctively pronounces it differently depending on the language that he's speaking.

owl57 on May 9, 2021 [–]

TIL that I do the same and each of the five letters sounds subtly differently in English and Russian.

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