__/ [ Wolf Kirchmeir ] on Tuesday 28 February 2006 04:05 \__
> Terry Liittschwager wrote:
>> Never getting to actually talk to another Linux user let alone one using
>> SUSE. It occurs to me that I don't know what the preferred pronunciation
>> is.
>>
>> I've been saying (in talking to my wife):
>>
>> soo say
>>
>> But then I suppose it could be one of:
>>
>> soo suh
>>
>> suh say
>>
>> soos
>>
>> or others.
>>
>> So, would anyone care to enlighten me?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Terry Liittschwager
>
> In English, I say it as if spelled Suzy. If I were speaking German, I
> would say soo-zay.
>
> There is nothing wrong with adapting the sounds of a foreign word (or
> acronym) to the sounds of your own language.
Pree-vacy vs. Privacy
Is-sue vs. Issue
Cont^roversy vs. Contro^versy
Ough-buntu vs. You-buntu
Houghi bothered to even have sound files in his Web site to shed some light
on the pronunciation of his own name.
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