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Can you say shibboleth
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I was 17 when my friend pointed out to me that epitome is pronounced epi-tome-ey
Rather than how I was saying it Epi-Tome.
I went to a restaurant called Penelope's... I thought it was pene-lopes. 🤦
Ha, I remember reading Greek mythology when I was young and getting thrown off by Persephone. Seemed like it should rhyme with telephone...
That would be telephony, which I didn't know was even a word until I was in my 30s.