The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMy hot take on the official pronunciation of GNOMEmedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square304linkfedilinkarrow-up1938arrow-down111
arrow-up1927arrow-down1imageMy hot take on the official pronunciation of GNOMEmedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square304linkfedilink
minus-squareSchiffsmädchenjunge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up38·2 months agoI use KDE because I never want to have to worry about how to pronounce it. There is no ambiguity with KDE, it’s just K D E
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoMy wife works at a bakery that uses an ordering system called FreshKDS (kitchen display system in case you’re wondering). She always calls it fresh kids.
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoI don’t see that backfiring for someone who isn’t in the know.
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoMine was studying global information stuff in school. Mainly used a software called “ArcGIS.” I called it “Arc-jiss.” Which she laugh-hated because it sounds like “Arc-jizz.” XD
minus-squareriquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoNo, it’s pronounced “Katie!” /s But seriously, it almost is pronounced “Katie.”
minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoGuess I’ll pronounce it Kh Duh from now on!
minus-squareDefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoI am still thoroughly confused whether I should call it KDE or Plasma or Plasma Desktop. Like, what is the difference?
minus-squareDerpgon@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoKDE is the author, Plasma is the application. There is ambiguity since they don’t make more than one desktop environment - so all are good.
minus-squarevaionko@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoBut also the desktop environment used to be called KDE until 2009 (Kool Desktop Environment)
minus-squareSchiffsmädchenjunge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoBut there’s no ambiguity in how to pronounce any of it
minus-squareJamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 months agoAnd it isn’t a tablet ui.
minus-squareMyNameIsRichard@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoOfficially Cute, but for me it will always be cutie
minus-squareRedredme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWell, that’s easy. That must be “Kut”, which, not surprisingly means cunt in Dutch.
minus-squareGunnarGrop@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI use, and love, KDE, but this is not one of the reasons I use it… What
minus-squareM137@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoI’ve actually seen discussions online and met one person who said it’s “K-DE” (kay-dee), so it’s not a sure thing. So now you’ll have to find something else, hehe.
minus-squareSchiffsmädchenjunge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoKrazy person that was
I use KDE because I never want to have to worry about how to pronounce it. There is no ambiguity with KDE, it’s just K D E
It’s pronounced kiddy.
Just KDEing…
My wife works at a bakery that uses an ordering system called FreshKDS (kitchen display system in case you’re wondering). She always calls it fresh kids.
I don’t see that backfiring for someone who isn’t in the know.
Mine was studying global information stuff in school. Mainly used a software called “ArcGIS.”
I called it “Arc-jiss.” Which she laugh-hated because it sounds like “Arc-jizz.” XD
We pronounce it Katie.
No, it’s pronounced “Katie!” /s
But seriously, it almost is pronounced “Katie.”
Guess I’ll pronounce it Kh Duh from now on!
I am still thoroughly confused whether I should call it KDE or Plasma or Plasma Desktop. Like, what is the difference?
KDE is the author, Plasma is the application. There is ambiguity since they don’t make more than one desktop environment - so all are good.
But also the desktop environment used to be called KDE until 2009 (Kool Desktop Environment)
But there’s no ambiguity in how to pronounce any of it
And it isn’t a tablet ui.
Kiddie
Now pronounce Qt.
Officially Cute, but for me it will always be cutie
Well, that’s easy. That must be “Kut”, which, not surprisingly means cunt in Dutch.
I use, and love, KDE, but this is not one of the reasons I use it… What
I’ve actually seen discussions online and met one person who said it’s “K-DE” (kay-dee), so it’s not a sure thing.
So now you’ll have to find something else, hehe.
Krazy person that was