Patti Wavinak wrote:
> Paul -- you are correct in the pronunciation but I do believe that Linus
> Torvald is from Finland not Sweden. Originally from Minnesota I know that
> the Finlanders would be offended <giggle>
>
> Patti
> Registered Linux User #184611
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 8/30/00, 11:01:36 AM, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re:
> [newbie] Is it Linux or Linux?:
>
> > On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Dave wrote:
>
> > >How is it pronounced; with a long i or short i?
> > >
> > >Dave
>
> > Pronounce it like "Lynn"ux, not "ly"nux.
> > The short i, thus...
>
> > Linus Torvald is from Sweden, that is how they speak. Unfortunately, ikke
> > snakker svensk. Eg snakker norsk! (I don't speak swedish, but I do speak
> > norwegian. Well, at least a little)
>
> > Paul
>
> > --
> > When you're born again,
> > do you have two bellybuttons?
>
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> > Registered Linux User 174403
> > -=PINE 4.21+Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Dear people.
Linus Thorwald is from Finland. He uses beside of Swedish also Finnish as his
main languages. So do I
too. I am using also languages in that order as the trhird one comes English
and when I start to be
drunk I speak French.
Sincerely
Erik H.
