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ok i just discovered. ive been pronouncing "tirade" wrong...
ive been pronouncing it "tee-rahd" instead of "tie-raid"........ https://twitter.com/OrdinaryXtreme/status/1158011211822325763
ive been pronouncing it "tee-rahd" instead of "tie-raid"........ https://twitter.com/OrdinaryXtreme/status/1158011211822325763
i found another example of this too ww https://twitter.com/OrdinaryXtreme/status/994560649782026240?s=09
the tirade thing is bc i thought the word had a romantic origin, so i made the it have a hard "a" while ignoring the "e" www
another episode im this saga
ive been pronouncing reagent as "ree-junt" until just now, when i realized the german word Reagenz existed, and thus it should be pronounced "re-agent"
ive been pronouncing reagent as "ree-junt" until just now, when i realized the german word Reagenz existed, and thus it should be pronounced "re-agent"
new episode.
americans pronounce turqoise tur-kois instead of tur-kwa.
i thouGHT IT WAS A FRENCH WORD
americans pronounce turqoise tur-kois instead of tur-kwa.
i thouGHT IT WAS A FRENCH WORD
new episode
merriam webster: chaste is pronounced "cheyst"
me: ive been reading it as "chas-tĂš" since 2012 so im gonna keep doing it
mw: N O
merriam webster: chaste is pronounced "cheyst"
me: ive been reading it as "chas-tĂš" since 2012 so im gonna keep doing it
mw: N O
new episode
me: if Lich (the fantasy creature) is pronounced with a hard "ch" i am quitting english. its "lih" with a throaty h, like in german
english: its pronounced "litch"
me: thats it im done, bye english
me: if Lich (the fantasy creature) is pronounced with a hard "ch" i am quitting english. its "lih" with a throaty h, like in german
english: its pronounced "litch"
me: thats it im done, bye english
new episode
i just learned bologna is pronounced like baloney and not bolo-nya
i just learned bologna is pronounced like baloney and not bolo-nya
ITS PRONOUNCED BOLO-NYA IN ITALIAN BUT THE ENGLISH SAID FUCK ROMANCE LANGUAGES
episode thats not so new
recently learned that melee is pronounced may-lay and not muh-lay like ive been saying my whole life
why is one E pronounced the same as two Es. it makes no fucking sense
recently learned that melee is pronounced may-lay and not muh-lay like ive been saying my whole life
why is one E pronounced the same as two Es. it makes no fucking sense
new episode
yesterday i learned the first o in opossum is silent
im so upset
yesterday i learned the first o in opossum is silent
im so upset
new episode
i just learned that viscount is pronounced with a silent s and the i is pronounced eye.
so its not vis-count like ive been saying it, its vai-count
i just learned that viscount is pronounced with a silent s and the i is pronounced eye.
so its not vis-count like ive been saying it, its vai-count
New episode that isnt that new
Recently learned that clique is pronounced like "click" and not like "cleek"
Recently learned that clique is pronounced like "click" and not like "cleek"
