I always assume G is silent in Gnome
as any english word starting in gn always seems to make the G silent.
Would understand a non english speaker wanting to pronounce the G…
and I guess the KDE guys always make a habit of emphasising the K,
but still finding this annoying.
Is it because the G comes from GNU which also pronounces the hard G?
GNU is an Acronym, your expected to speak each letter.
GNU is Not Unix,
even if it is a close imitation.
Wine Is Not an Emulator,
well doesn’t follow the same rules.
Gnome… ??
I believe so, although even that (the hard “G” in GNU) is a non-intuitive pronunciation. GNU is a recursive acronym for “GNU’s Not Unix!”, which is to say the “G” and the pronunciation of it are completely made up and not informed by actual linguistic standards. If the G stood for a word that was pronounced with a hard G, it could be explained that way…but as it is I’m afraid it’s just nonsense!
Gnome Noshes On My Environment
Re: Pronunciation - As long as people understand what you’re talking about, you’re effectively communicating. (which is the most important goal in almost any language)