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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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[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

the article 'the' - ðə

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[–] pp99@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (10 children)

queue

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[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

February. (US pronunciation)

[–] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Wednesday

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[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Werk.

Work is not how people pronounce it.

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[–] DivergentHarmonics@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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

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[–] countflacula@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fish as Ghoti

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[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

Lingerie

Miscellaneous

Subpoena

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Lawngeray definitely makes it less appealing.

[–] buffalobuffalo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Arkansaw.

IF KANSAS IS PRONOUNCED "KANSAS"
THEN WHY ISN'T ARKANSAS PRONOUNCED "ARKANSAS"

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Queue.

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[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Worcestershire sauce

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[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Keesh

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] ExpensiveConstant@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Easy: Bologna

[–] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 points 1 year ago (8 children)

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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[–] odunke01@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Lieutenant (leftenant)

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

That's because "a few" isn't spelled "afew"

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[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Epitome

Scythe

Jewelry

Iron

Cologne

Receipt

CHARCUTERIE, what a fucking stupid word

Realtor. My wife still says "Real-uh-ter"

Zealot (think "Zellers 🍁") I'm tired of people pronouncing my username as "Zee-Lot"

-I know there's more that piss me off, I'll be back

[–] Guitarist@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Charcuterie is French for charcuterie.

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[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (9 children)

"Sure". For crying out loud. Who came up with this.

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[–] wisemanzero@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Caulk.

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Lincoln

Pneumonia

[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

OOF Pneumonia.

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

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[–] Boops@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Psoriasis. Eczema. Emphysema.

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think autocorrect butchered that one, cousin.

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