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.
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.
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!
