▲ 562 ▼ i before e (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 weeks ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone -9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) It does when you pronounce it correctly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago* Firstly, there is, effectively, no 'correct' way to pronounce any damn thing. Languages belong to those who use them. RP English is no more correct than Delhi English, or Alabama English for that matter. Secondly, I have English speaking friends from just about every US state, and so many countries, and I have never once heard one pronounce foreign as "fore-ayn." I'd love to know what dialect you speak. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) No... https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neighbor nā-bər https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign fȯr-ən You're probably speaking some fringe accent. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago Nope. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago* Firstly, there is, effectively, no 'correct' way to pronounce any damn thing. Languages belong to those who use them. RP English is no more correct than Delhi English, or Alabama English for that matter. Secondly, I have English speaking friends from just about every US state, and so many countries, and I have never once heard one pronounce foreign as "fore-ayn." I'd love to know what dialect you speak. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) No... https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neighbor nā-bər https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign fȯr-ən You're probably speaking some fringe accent. permalink fedilink source parent
