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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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[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 50 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Zed-shell, soo-dough, s-s-h

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 23 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Zed-shell

Why not Zee-shell? Zed's dead.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] 69420@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Zee shell ist die beste.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Zee sells Zee-shells down by Zee-shore?

[–] matthewmercury@reddthat.com 5 points 3 months ago

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.”

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[–] majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is that how you pronounce it? I always say Zed-S-H

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[–] everett@lemmy.ml 43 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When I first saw sudo I 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.")

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah. I totally thought this too. That’s why I was stubborn about it. 🙄.

On a more serious note. I love this lol.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

For me, zsh is pronounced "bash."

(One-upping your "full controversy," LOL)

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[–] thouartfrugal@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Even though it's only one extra syllable, "eks-R-and-R" just sounds awkward. I definitely go with "EKS-rand-ur"

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[–] sudo42@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

zsh: “Z shell”
ssh: S-S-H
sudo: I always think of it as “pseudo”

[–] anothermember@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For me (UK):

zsh = zed ess aitch

sudo - exactly the same as "pseudo"

ssh = ess ess aitch

I'm not alone in this, it's only what all of my colleagues say.

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[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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
[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 11 points 3 months ago (4 children)

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.

[–] Elonkilledmymom@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 5 points 3 months ago

lol. Well played.

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well, achktually SUDO stands for "substitute-user do." The default action just happens to be the super user, but you can substitute any user.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

TIL

I've never used Linux with more than one user (me) so the thought never crossed my mind

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 14 points 3 months ago

Zed shell.

Pseudo.

Ess ess aitch.

[–] bradboimler@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Zee shell
Sue dough
Ess ess aitch

That said, I have no problems changing my pronunciations if I find the creators or whatever said, "Actually, it's pronounced ."

[–] Doombot1@lemmy.one 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sue-dough & s-s-h here. Can’t speak to zsh yet, haven’t actually talked about it w/ others yet. How about /etc/? Sometimes I call it “e-t-c” but others I say “etsee”

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I guess I’m in the minority here calling it “et cetera”

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[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As a former IT guy, I got used to just saying "secure shell" every time I saw SSH, to help teach my younger IT folks the lingo. I don't even say the acronym anymore. When I did, I just spoke the letters (es-es-aich).

Same for ZSH; I just call it Z-Shell (zee-shell).

Sudo has always been "soo-doh" (or "sue-dough" as OP spelled it; same pronunciation). I've never met anyone who pronounced it differently in my 20 years of IT work.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

ZSH = Zee-shell
SSH = S-S-H
SUDO = Sue-dough
KornShell = Aaaarrre you readyyyyyyyyy!

[–] knolord@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

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"

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Its fun to talk about SQL pronunciation as well.

I am a fan of “ess Quaal”

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago
Word IPA Notes
sudo sʏː.doʔ short u (though my accent pronounces it a bit differently); then ‘do’ (as in the note) followed by a glottal stop
zsh ziː.esː.ejtʃ z-s-h spelled out
ssh esː.esː.ejtʃ s-s-h spelled out
[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 months ago

Zee shell, sue dough, s s h

[–] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I always read it as zed ess heych

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[–] snowsynth@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago

“Zee shell”

“Sue doo”

“Ess ess aitch”

[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Zee Ess Aitch

Ess Ess Aitch

Psuedo

Sue-doo is weird and unnatural.

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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't pronounce them at all, because that would require friends in the real world

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[–] kionay@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

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"

[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I never read it out loud, but in my mind it's always "zeesh"

sudo is just pseudo and ssh is just 3 letters

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[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago
[–] KomfortablesKissen@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Zsh: Ts-sch

Ssh: Ss-sch

sudo: Es Yu De Oh

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Sudo - Su-dough

SSH - Es-es-eych (ch like change)

Zsh - Zesh

[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

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

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

zsh: ĵ
ssh: "ssh bby is ok"
sudo: like sumo wrestling

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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Zeesh. Rhymes with sheesh!

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 3 months ago

zee-shell or zed-shell, depending on dialect

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 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

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