>>>>>Gnu IS pronounced guh-noo, unlike gnat (nat).
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>>>>But it should be pronounced like gnoo, not g...noo. Gn as two consecutive consonants without a dramatic smoke break between them. Gn as in "dignity" without di.
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>>>It's hard to do, to pronounce a guh-noo
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>>But you are perfectly capable of pronouncing it in mid-word, so what's the problem when it begins the word.
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>It's just one of those optical illusions - they're both the same length.

IOW, you can't. 's what I said about English being an impediment to pronunciation ;).