The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMy hot take on the official pronunciation of GNOMEmedia.piefed.worldexternal-linkmessage-square293fedilinkarrow-up1910arrow-down111
arrow-up1899arrow-down1external-linkMy hot take on the official pronunciation of GNOMEmedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square293fedilink
minus-squareSchiffsmädchenjunge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up36·2 days 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 days 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-up6·2 days agoI don’t see that backfiring for someone who isn’t in the know.
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days 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 days agoNo, it’s pronounced “Katie!” /s But seriously, it almost is pronounced “Katie.”
minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoGuess I’ll pronounce it Kh Duh from now on!
minus-squareDefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days 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 days 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 days agoBut also the desktop environment used to be called KDE until 2009 (Kool Desktop Environment)
minus-squareSchiffsmädchenjunge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoBut there’s no ambiguity in how to pronounce any of it
minus-squareM137@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days 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-squareJamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 days agoAnd it isn’t a tablet ui.
minus-squareMyNameIsRichard@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoOfficially Cute, but for me it will always be cutie
minus-squareRedredme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoWell, that’s easy. That must be “Kut”, which, not surprisingly means cunt in Dutch.
minus-squareGunnarGrop@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days 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
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
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
Kiddie
And it isn’t a tablet ui.
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