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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Like, how THE FSCK would I know that a geoduck is pronounced gooey-duck? Also geo-duck sounds like a Pokémon, so that’s gotta be right.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    geoduck

    Hey, at least it is a nice, short word. In German, it is an "Elephantenrüsselmuschel" (elephant trunk clam). At least there is absolutely no question how it is pronounced, so that's that.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    German pronunciation rules are awesome. If only you could get rid of some of your consonants, I’d be able to pronounce any German word.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    If only you could get rid of some of your consonants, I’d be able to pronounce any German word.

    You probably dislike the German variants of "ch" as much as the Germans loathe the English "th" ;-)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (4 children)

    Out of Rohrbacherstrasse, I could pronounce Ro, ba, and strasse. German has like 5 different R sounds and I can pronounce 2 of them. And yet most of you can’t pronounce the vibrating R in my name.

    And I hate English’s TH as well, both sounds of it, and especially the insistence in using it next to S. How am I supposed to pronounce “clothes” with any grace or dignity left?

    No, my mother tongue isn’t Germanic, but Celtic-Latin with a lot of Banto and Tupi thrown in for mellowing.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    And yet most of you can’t pronounce the vibrating R in my name.

    Spanish name, by chance?

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