Slightly off topic, but there’s a review video linked in the article, in which the guy keeps pronouncing the G in Gnome with notable emphasis…
I always assumed it was silent?
EDIT: TIL
The was a GNOME FAQ that describes “guh-NOME” or IPA /ɡˈnəʊm/ as the official pronunciation, due to the emphasis of G as GNU. It does acknowledge that many pronounce it “NOME” or /nəʊm/: https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/athena/astaff/project/aui/html/pronunciation.html
He pronounces Gnome correctly. Quote from a reddit thread “A lot of people say “guh-nome”, which I think is the official way to say it, in the same vein as GNU, which is supposed to be pronounced “guh-new”.”
I may or may not prefer to pronounce it as the lawn ornament just for fun. 😉
When you put it that way, it makes sense. However, it doesn’t make me hate it any less.
