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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)
submitted 1 year ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] GeekFTW@kbin.social 61 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Nesscary

...Neccisary

.......Neseccary

Fuck it, it's now "Nesisary"

[–] Pietson@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

English is a second language to me, and at this point it's probably the only commonly used word I consistently mess up. It usually ends up something like 'nessecairy'

[–] MidwayTheMagnificent@wayfarershaven.eu 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Totally understandable, one of a handful of English words that I both know are spelled β€œwrongL and also have to put conscious thought into spelling before I write it.

[–] DivergentHarmonics@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ironicly, "conshus" one such candidate for me.

[–] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can never remember how to spell this absolute fuckery of a word. I concur.

[–] Ataraxia@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That's so weird. I'm dyslexic and all but this word is very much common sense for me. Maybe because I'm a polyglot and in Italian it's necessario?

[–] PopcornUnicorn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

English is my second language, but I've always remembered it by "one cardigan, two socks" necessary

[–] Carter@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Necessary is literally spelt how it's pronounced though.

[–] kennismigrant@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

spelt how it’s pronounced though

I'm not sure you meant this as a joke but it is funny.

Learning yet another irregular pronunciation because some N-hundred years ago their majesty Shithead von Cunt wanted to sound fancy and everyone just played along is not funny.

cries, not knowing how to properly pronounce most English words

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

That’s a bit unesesary

[–] Ataraxia@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Necessary? I would have never thought of any of those weird spellings. It's spelled like it's said lol.

[–] correcthorsedickbatterystaple@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

wait was it nesisary or nesusary.

nesesary? nesasary? nesysary?