Oh right I get you. Would be cool if it was x as a clicking sound from the Zulu language (quick wikipedia look up =P). I pronounce it ksubuntu and zubuntu interchangeably. Danny. <div class="gmail_quote"> 2009/5/3 Charlie Kravetz <<a href="mailto:cjk@teamcharliesangels.com">cjk@teamcharliesangels.com</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class="h5">On Sun, 3 May 2009 19:48:52 +0100 Danny Taylor <<a href="mailto:d4nnyt@gmail.com">d4nnyt@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > I can't see where on that web page it shows the correct pronunciation > of xubuntu? > > Danny. > > 2009/5/3 Charlie Kravetz <<a href="mailto:cjk@teamcharliesangels.com">cjk@teamcharliesangels.com</a>> > > > On Sun, 3 May 2009 22:33:23 +1000 > > Andrew Barnett <<a href="mailto:andrewjbarnett@gmail.com">andrewjbarnett@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > > > > I've been pronouncing it as ZooBuntu. > > > > > > At least I don't pronounce it like Paul Thurrott from Windows > > > Weekly with Leo Laporte, he pronounced it X-buntu > > > > > > My 2c for the day. > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > > > > > > Message: 2 > > > > Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 22:49:08 +0800 > > > > From: Frank Tao <<a href="http://solotim.cn" target="_blank">solotim.cn</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>> > > > > Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] how do you pronounce xubuntu? > > > > To: <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > > > > Message-ID: <20090502224908.2f991991@frank-laptop> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > > > > > > > I prefer ZooBuntu. > > > > On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:51:37 +0100 > > > > Marko Oreskovic <<a href="mailto:markoresko@gmail.com">markoresko@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > > > > > > >> Pasi Lallinaho wrote: > > > >> > Matthew Young wrote: > > > >> >> how do you pronounce xubuntu? > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > >> > <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=387144" target="_blank">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=387144</a> > > > >> > > > > >> > The *ksu-buntu* version suits my mouth best. I totally think > > > >> > that .. > > > >> > > > > >> > I'd like people to use the *ksu-buntu* or *zoo-buntu* forms. > > > >> > > > >> Hah, I always used ksu-buntu, at least on local-level :) > > > >> > > > >> If it is English default zoo-buntu, > > > >> that`s ok with me :) > > > >> > > > > Okay, once again, this seems to be a popular subject. The > > pronunciation of Xubuntu is exactly the same as Ubuntu with a "z" > > in front of it. The correct pronunciation of Xubuntu is > > "zoo-BOON-too" with the leading "x" pronounced as a "z". This > > follows the same rules as "xylophone", a musical instrument which > > is never pronounced "ksylofone", but rather, always "zylofone". > > > > For more information about this, please see the official > > documentation at > > <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu-name.html" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu-name.html</a> . > > > > Thank you for your interest in getting this pronunciation correct. > > > > > > -- > > Charlie Kravetz > > Xubuntu Quality Assurance Lead [<a href="http://xubuntu.org/" target="_blank">http://xubuntu.org/</a>] > > Linux Registered User Number 425914 > > [<a href="http://counter.li.org/" target="_blank">http://counter.li.org/</a>] Never let anyone steal your > > DREAM. [<a href="http://keepingdreams.com" target="_blank">http://keepingdreams.com</a>] </div></div>Well, can you see the correct pronunciation of Ubuntu? You quote many ways to pronounce it here. The correct pronunciation is Ubuntu with a "Z" sound in front. -- Charlie Kravetz <div><div></div><div class="h5">Linux Registered User Number 425914 [<a href="http://counter.li.org/" target="_blank">http://counter.li.org/</a>] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [<a href="http://keepingdreams.com" target="_blank">http://keepingdreams.com</a>] -- xubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>