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
fish: fish
Zee shell, soo-doo, S-S-H.
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
Thanks to The Primeagen, I’ve recently become fond of pronouncing it /skwiːl/
Y’know: Squeal, Squeal-lite, Pee-squeal, etc.
Haha sounds like some kind of exotic spanish fashion brand. “Who am I wearing? Oh, it’s es Quaal.”
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 :)
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.
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.
ZSH = Zee-shell
SSH = S-S-H
SUDO = Sue-dough
KornShell = Aaaarrre you readyyyyyyyyy!Zee shell, or zish or just each letter ze es aych depends on my mood and if I’m feeling spicy.
I don’t pronounce them at all, because that would require friends in the real world
Aw I’ll be your friend
I appreciate that. I probably should have put a /s tag on it.
At work we all pronounce zsh “zish” like dish but with a z.
sudo is sue-doo, not sue-dough or pseudo
SSH is just s-s-h
zsh: “Z shell”
ssh: S-S-H
sudo: I always think of it as “pseudo”“Zee shell”
“Sue doo”
“Ess ess aitch”
zorn-shell, do-as, s-s-h
Having no idea what they mean, I’d go with a direct phonetic pronunciation:
- zsh = zish or zĭsh
- shh = shh, sh, or ʃ
- sudo = sü-dō or sue-dough
All of these, so far as I know, either are or evolved from Unix tools.
zsh is short for “z shell.” A shell is a way to interact with a system via text - a command line interface. There are many including sh (shell), bash (Bourne again shell), fish (no idea what it stands for if anything) and others. I pronounce “zsh” as “zee shell.”
ssh is short for “secure shell,” a way to access systems remotely that replaced unencrypted remote access methods (hence “secure”). I pronounce this as “ess ess aitch.” The last symbol you used looks like a calculus symbol to me.
sudo, depending on whom you ask, could stand for one of a few things; it was preceded by a command called “su” which stood for “super user” or “switch user” because it allowed you to imitate a user other than your own (super user being a user who has few or no permissions restrictions on a system). “sudo” is generally considered to be short for “su do” (whatever you consider “su” to mean) (ie, switch user and do or become super user and do)… I pronounce this one as “pseudo” but I didn’t know what it meant when I first learned it. If I had, it’s not impossible that I would pronounce it differently.
Caveat: I’m an experienced Linux user, but not an expert. All of the above is generally accurate but I suspect there are many lemmy users who would contest the details.
Hope this information helps!
edit: forgot that it was “fish,” not “Phish.”
