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>GNOME stands for &#8220;GNU Network Object Model
      Environment&#8221;.  GNU stands for &#8220;GNU's Not
      Unix&#8221;, and has always been officially pronounced
      &#8220;guh-NEW&#8221; to minimize confusion.  Since GNU is
      GNOME's first name, GNOME is officially pronounced
      &#8220;guh-NOME&#8221;.</P
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>However, many people pronounce GNOME as just
      &#8220;NOME&#8221; (like those short people from legend),
      nobody will hurt you if you find this pronunciation
      easier.</P
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