How do you pronounce zsh? Sudo? Ssh?

z00s@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 106 points –

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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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.

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 ess colon backslash backslash…” or
  • “the email address is all lowercase, all one word…”

Zee shells See shells
by the awk soo-doo
for the sed reg-seks.

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