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.
For ZSH and SSH I just speak the letters: Z-S-H, S-S-H. Sudo as
“SUE-do”“SUE-doo”.One I wonder about is xrandr. I say “EKS-rand-ur”, have heard others say “eks-R-and-R”.
edit: for sudo long vowel. Also I tend to stress the H in ZSH and SSH.
I have also always said eks-rand-ur. Not heard eks-R-and-R
Technically it stands for “rotate and rescale” or something like that.
Even though it’s only one extra syllable, “eks-R-and-R” just sounds awkward. I definitely go with “EKS-rand-ur”
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
zorn-shell, do-as, s-s-h
fish: fish
sudo rhymes with judo
Zed-shell, soo-dough, s-s-h
Is that how you pronounce it? I always say Zed-S-H
Less of a tongue twister
Zed-shell
Why not Zee-shell? Zed’s dead.
filthy american
Zee shell ist die beste.
Zally zold zee-zhell by the zea-zhore
It’s “zed” because Brits know that it came from “zeta,” which has no “d” in it. That’s also why they don’t say “ay bee see dee eee eff jee”, they say “al bed cam del epp dye gam.”
Zee sells Zee-shells down by Zee-shore?
When I first saw
sudoI assumed it was pronounced “pseudo” because it lets you fake like you’re doing stuff as another user. So that has stuck for me. (And despite all evidence, I still low-key believe it’s a clever pun encompassing both that and the official “superuser do.”)Yeah. I totally thought this too. That’s why I was stubborn about it. 🙄.
On a more serious note. I love this lol.
Zee shell, or zish or just each letter ze es aych depends on my mood and if I’m feeling spicy.
Its fun to talk about SQL pronunciation as well.
I am a fan of “ess Quaal”
I thought it was just “sequel”? Like that was the official pronunciation? Or is there not an accepted “official” pronunciation?
I think it is, or at least thats what I call it in my regular day to day. But calling it es Qual is fun
Haha sounds like some kind of exotic spanish fashion brand. “Who am I wearing? Oh, it’s es Quaal.”
Thanks to The Primeagen, I’ve recently become fond of pronouncing it /skwiːl/
Y’know: Squeal, Squeal-lite, Pee-squeal, etc.
I’m relative sure SQL is a backronym for Sequel, and Microsoft had to change the name and wanted to keep the pronunciation. But ess Quall is my favorite so far, that’s amazing
The original name SEQUEL, which is widely regarded as a pun on QUEL, the query language of Ingres,[14] was later changed to SQL (dropping the vowels) because “SEQUEL” was a trademark of the UK-based Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Engineering Limited company.[15] The label SQL later became the acronym for Structured Query Language.
I think you’re right about the SEQUEL to SQL backformation but why would Microsoft enter into it at all?
The naming and origin of SQL happened back in the 70s, long before Microsoft did its work on porting Sybase to OS/2 in the late 80s.
Cuz I’m an idiot and hadn’t yet had coffee :)
ZSH = Zee-shell
SSH = S-S-H
SUDO = Sue-dough
KornShell = Aaaarrre you readyyyyyyyyy!I enjoy your pronunciation! I’ve been using Linux primary for nearly 20 years now. Here’s my list:
Command Phonetic zsh zee shell or zed-ess-aitch ssh ess-ess-aitch sudo soo-doo awk awk sed sed regex reg-eks For you, is it ‘reG-eks’ or ‘reJ-eks’? I know it should absolutely be the former, but my brain tells me to say the latter when I read it.
Like gif
lol. Well played.
Always the former. It’s a short form of regular expression, not rejular expression. But I don’t really judge others for their chosen pronunciation, as long as it’s understandable.
'Nam flashback to the Gif/Jif pronouciation wars.
Anyone else get ptsd flashbacks to:
- “aitch tee tee pee
esscolon backslash backslash…” or - “the email address is all lowercase, all one word…”
- “aitch tee tee pee
Zee shells See shells
by the awk soo-doo
for the sed reg-seks.I know that may sound harsh, but experience doesn’t qualify here. You even may have introduced your doctrine to others!!
:)
To provide something to the discussion, here are the common sounds from Germany:
ZETT-ESS-HAH!
SS-HAH!
Su-Doh
'awk (from Hawk) or AHH-WEE-KAAH!!
SETT or even ESS-EH-DEH.
People knowing that it can be named as “superuser do” still say su-Doh. Then on the other hand, dont ask about REH-DU!
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.
Zee shell, sue dough, s s h
I know it’s not consistent but I read them like zsh = zee shell, ssh I spell out “s s h”, sudo I say /ˈsuː.doʊ/. or “soo dough”
Zsh: “Zed shell” or “Zee shell” (depends)
SSH: spelt out S-S-H (both in English and in my native language)
sudo: like “sumo wrestler” only with a “d”
