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[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes? English is only my second language, but the way I hear it:

Woman: Whoman

Women: Wimin or Wimen

The latter is much shorter.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Huh, for me it's more like wuhmen vs wohman.

[–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

The i-pronunciation is commonplace enough that some feminists who want to avoid the word “men” spell “women” as “wimmin”.