The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMy hot take on the official pronunciation of GNOMEmedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square256fedilinkarrow-up1820arrow-down18
arrow-up1812arrow-down1imageMy hot take on the official pronunciation of GNOMEmedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square256fedilink
minus-squareSchiffsmädchenjunge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up35·1 day 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-up3·edit-215 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-up3·15 hours agoKrazy person that was
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·22 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-up4·16 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-up4·18 hours agoI don’t see that backfiring for someone who isn’t in the know.
minus-squareriquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 hours agoNo, it’s pronounced “Katie!” /s But seriously, it almost is pronounced “Katie.”
minus-squareSunoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·20 hours agoGuess I’ll pronounce it Kh Duh from now on!
minus-squareDefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·20 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-up8·19 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-squarevaionko@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoBut also the desktop environment used to be called KDE until 2009 (Kool Desktop Environment)
minus-squareSchiffsmädchenjunge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoBut there’s no ambiguity in how to pronounce any of it
minus-squareMyNameIsRichard@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 hours agoOfficially Cute, but for me it will always be cutie
minus-squareRedredme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 hours agoWell, that’s easy. That must be “Kut”, which, not surprisingly means cunt in Dutch.
minus-squareJamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·24 hours agoAnd it isn’t a tablet ui.
minus-squareGunnarGrop@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 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
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.
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.
No, it’s pronounced “Katie!” /s
But seriously, it almost is pronounced “Katie.”
We pronounce it 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
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.
And it isn’t a tablet ui.
I use, and love, KDE, but this is not one of the reasons I use it… What