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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.

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[–] vortexal@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

I've always pronounced sudo the same way that the sudo part of sudowoodo is pronounced. I actually used to think it was an obscure Pokemon reference when I first started using Linux but both Linux and sudo itself Predate Pokemon.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Zush rhymes with kush in my head. But out loud I say the letters because I think zush probably isn't how you're supposed to say it

Soo-dough (dough like the stuff you knead)

Es-es-aych

Oh also, I've found myself pronouncing the normal English word "gnome" as "guh nome" now because that's how the DE is pronounced lol

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] z00s@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Lol now fire ze missiles

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Zeesh. Rhymes with sheesh!

[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I say "zeesh". Like "sheesh" with a z.

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
  • Zee shell
  • Sue dough
  • Ess Ess aych
  • Sequel
  • Jif
  • Double U double U double U dot
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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There is entirely too much dough in this thread (/j).

I pronounce it staccato:
SÚ - DΓ“

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

ZzzzzZZzzsh

Sue-do

Ass-ass-hate

[–] bochy992@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Z-shell sue doe S.S.H

[–] GayHitler420@lemy.lol 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Only correct answer is whatever theprimeagen says

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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.lol 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Good for you, GayHitler, good for you

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Having no idea what they mean, I'd go with a direct phonetic pronunciation:

  • zsh = zish or zΔ­sh
  • shh = shh, sh, or Κƒ
  • sudo = sΓΌ-dō or sue-dough
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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Zsh - za-sh (like bash)

Ssh - s-s-h

Sudo - sue-do

Awk - aw-k (like the hawk but no h)

Cat - c-a-t

Chmod - ch-mod (ch like change and mod like model)

Mkdir - m-k-dir

Vim - vim

Vi - v-i

Journald - journald (like journal and the d like Harold)

Sed - sed

Man - maan

[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Zed ess aitch

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 11 months ago
  • "zish" so it doesn't sound like "sheesh"
  • ess ess aych
  • sue-dough
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