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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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" ;-)

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

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

Spanish name, by chance?

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago
[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

So I up one and say Portuguese.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Ding ding ding!

this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2024
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