The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoMy hot take on the official pronunciation of GNOMEmedia.piefed.worldexternal-linkmessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up1703arrow-down18
arrow-up1695arrow-down1external-linkMy hot take on the official pronunciation of GNOMEmedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square196fedilink
minus-squareSchiffsmädchenjunge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up34·16 hours 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-squareM137@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 hours 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-up3·6 hours agoKrazy person that was
minus-squareRedredme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoWell, that’s easy. That must be “Kut”, which, not surprisingly means cunt in Dutch.
minus-squareMyNameIsRichard@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoOfficially Cute, but for me it will always be cutie
minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 hours agoGuess I’ll pronounce it Kh Duh from now on!
minus-squareriquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoNo, it’s pronounced “Katie!” /s But seriously, it almost is pronounced “Katie.”
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·14 hours 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-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours 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-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoI don’t see that backfiring for someone who isn’t in the know.
minus-squareDefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·12 hours 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-up6·10 hours 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-squareSchiffsmädchenjunge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoBut there’s no ambiguity in how to pronounce any of it
minus-squareJamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·15 hours agoAnd it isn’t a tablet ui.
minus-squareGunnarGrop@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 hours agoI use, and love, KDE, but this is not one of the reasons I use it… What
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
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
Now pronounce Qt.
Well, that’s easy. That must be “Kut”, which, not surprisingly means cunt in Dutch.
Officially Cute, but for me it will always be cutie
Kiddie
Guess I’ll pronounce it Kh Duh from now on!
It’s pronounced kiddy.
Just KDEing…
No, it’s pronounced “Katie!” /s
But seriously, it almost is pronounced “Katie.”
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.
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
I don’t see that backfiring for someone who isn’t in the know.
We pronounce it Katie.
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 there’s no ambiguity in how to pronounce any of it
And it isn’t a tablet ui.
I use, and love, KDE, but this is not one of the reasons I use it… What