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How do you pronounce zsh? Sudo? Ssh?

Ok, going for full controversy here. zsh = “zoosh” ssh = “shoosh” sudo = sue-dough

Before you achktually me, I know it’s supposed to be “sue-DO”, because the acronym stands for “superuser do”, but for the life of me, when I see those letters together it just seems wrong to pronounce it that way.

TheBananaKing ,

Zed-shell, soo-dough, s-s-h

Blizzard ,

Zed-shell

Why not Zee-shell? Zed’s dead.

Aatube ,

filthy american

69420 ,

Zee shell ist die beste.

TheTechnician27 , (edited )
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Zee sells Zee-shells down by Zee-shore?

Zachariah ,
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Zally zold zee-zhell by the zea-zhore

majestictechie ,

Is that how you pronounce it? I always say Zed-S-H

TheBananaKing ,

Less of a tongue twister

everett ,

When I first saw sudo I assumed it was pronounced “pseudo” because it lets you fake like you’re doing stuff as another user. So that has stuck for me. (And despite all evidence, I still low-key believe it’s a clever pun encompassing both that and the official “superuser do.”)

aStonedSanta ,

Yeah. I totally thought this too. That’s why I was stubborn about it. 🙄.

On a more serious note. I love this lol.

grue ,

For me, zsh is pronounced “bash.”

(One-upping your “full controversy,” LOL)

thouartfrugal , (edited )
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For ZSH and SSH I just speak the letters: Z-S-H, S-S-H. Sudo as “SUE-do” “SUE-doo”.

One I wonder about is xrandr. I say “EKS-rand-ur”, have heard others say “eks-R-and-R”.

edit: for sudo long vowel. Also I tend to stress the H in ZSH and SSH.

z00s OP ,

Even though it’s only one extra syllable, “eks-R-and-R” just sounds awkward. I definitely go with “EKS-rand-ur”

communism ,
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I have also always said eks-rand-ur. Not heard eks-R-and-R

Doombot1 ,

Sue-dough & s-s-h here. Can’t speak to zsh yet, haven’t actually talked about it w/ others yet. How about /etc/? Sometimes I call it “e-t-c” but others I say “etsee”

communism ,
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I say etsy because I think I heard some Linux YouTubers call it that back in the day and it just stuck

Hawke ,

I guess I’m in the minority here calling it “et cetera”

breadsmasher ,
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Its fun to talk about SQL pronunciation as well.

I am a fan of “ess Quaal”

z00s OP ,

Haha sounds like some kind of exotic spanish fashion brand. “Who am I wearing? Oh, it’s es Quaal.”

frank ,

I’m relative sure SQL is a backronym for Sequel, and Microsoft had to change the name and wanted to keep the pronunciation. But ess Quall is my favorite so far, that’s amazing

The original name SEQUEL, which is widely regarded as a pun on QUEL, the query language of Ingres,[14] was later changed to SQL (dropping the vowels) because “SEQUEL” was a trademark of the UK-based Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Engineering Limited company.[15] The label SQL later became the acronym for Structured Query Language.

Hawke ,

I think you’re right about the SEQUEL to SQL backformation but why would Microsoft enter into it at all?

The naming and origin of SQL happened back in the 70s, long before Microsoft did its work on porting Sybase to OS/2 in the late 80s.

frank ,

Cuz I’m an idiot and hadn’t yet had coffee :)

communism ,
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I thought it was just “sequel”? Like that was the official pronunciation? Or is there not an accepted “official” pronunciation?

breadsmasher ,
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I think it is, or at least thats what I call it in my regular day to day. But calling it es Qual is fun

arcayne ,

Thanks to The Primeagen, I’ve recently become fond of pronouncing it /skwiːl/

Y’know: Squeal, Squeal-lite, Pee-squeal, etc.

nickwitha_k ,

I enjoy your pronunciation! I’ve been using Linux primary for nearly 20 years now. Here’s my list:

Command Phonetic
zsh zee shell or zed-ess-aitch
ssh ess-ess-aitch
sudo soo-doo
awk awk
sed sed
regex reg-eks
cobysev ,

As a former IT guy, I got used to just saying “secure shell” every time I saw SSH, to help teach my younger IT folks the lingo. I don’t even say the acronym anymore. When I did, I just spoke the letters (es-es-aich).

Same for ZSH; I just call it Z-Shell (zee-shell).

Sudo has always been “soo-doh” (or “sue-dough” as OP spelled it; same pronunciation). I’ve never met anyone who pronounced it differently in my 20 years of IT work.

JoMiran ,
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ZSH = Zee-shell
SSH = S-S-H
SUDO = Sue-dough
KornShell = Aaaarrre you readyyyyyyyyy!

bradboimler ,

Zee shell Sue dough Ess ess aitch

That said, I have no problems changing my pronunciations if I find the creators or whatever said, “Actually, it’s pronounced <like this>.”

circuitfarmer ,
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I don’t pronounce them at all, because that would require friends in the real world

megane_kun ,
Word IPA Notes
sudo sʏː.doʔ short u (though my accent pronounces it a bit differently); then ‘do’ (as in the note) followed by a glottal stop
zsh ziː.esː.ejtʃ z-s-h spelled out
ssh esː.esː.ejtʃ s-s-h spelled out
kionay ,

I know it’s not consistent but I read them like zsh = zee shell, ssh I spell out “s s h”, sudo I say /ˈsuː.doʊ/. or “soo dough”

cyborganism ,

Zed-s-h.

s-s-h

Su-doo

ryannathans ,

Sue dough

DirigibleProtein ,

I use vie in the zeeshell to edit my suedooers file.

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