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minus-squareTehBamski@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·1 year agoHow many of us pronounce it like, Feb-U-ary?
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoWould that be everyone? Honestly, the makeup of the words (this and weds) are suck mental… I both love and hate English for these ridiculous discrepancies… Its not a language, its a fustercluck!
minus-squarepsud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot everyone, no. You couldn’t make a phonetic English, as the anglosphere will never agree on how words are pronounced. Even within the UK they couldn’t agree. Even within the US they couldn’t agree. Australia is all on the same page, but not the same as the UK or US
minus-squareHolzkohlen@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAnd don’t even bother with us non natives I mix and match pronounciation as I please. No one can stop me.
Feb-ru-ary!
How many of us pronounce it like, Feb-U-ary?
Would that be everyone?
Honestly, the makeup of the words (this and weds) are suck mental… I both love and hate English for these ridiculous discrepancies…
Its not a language, its a fustercluck!
Not everyone, no.
You couldn’t make a phonetic English, as the anglosphere will never agree on how words are pronounced.
Even within the UK they couldn’t agree. Even within the US they couldn’t agree.
Australia is all on the same page, but not the same as the UK or US
And don’t even bother with us non natives I mix and match pronounciation as I please. No one can stop me.