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You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick? (lemmy.world)

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I'm picking "Colonel" needs to be respelled to match how it's pronounced.

Try to pick a word no one else has picked. What word are you respelling?

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

the article 'the' - ðə

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh man the various English' pronunciashuns ...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SfhKldRKmo8

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Fish as Ghoti

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Werk.

Work is not how people pronounce it.

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

There were so many that bothered me but now, when called out, I can only think of a few...

Lingerie

Miscellaneous

Subpoena

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Lawngeray definitely makes it less appealing.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Worcestershire sauce

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Keesh

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Skwirl because now one knows how to spell squirrel.thank you auto-correct.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Easy: Bologna

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

What do you mean? It's already written the closest to pronunciation, there's no ń sound in English really, perhaps knee is the only example

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Queue.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Lieutenant (leftenant)

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I’m honestly amazed “alot” hasn’t been made an acceptable spelling of “a lot” by now.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I'd spell cache as cache so Australians know it's pronounced like "cash" not like "kaysch".

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Psoriasis. Eczema. Emphysema.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Lincoln

Pneumonia

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

OOF Pneumonia.

Like, what a cursed word. How would you even spell that? Nuhmownyuh?

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this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2023

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