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It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8.

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[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

"Sidereal" pronounced /saɪˈdɪəriəl, sə-/ sy-DEER-ee-əl, sə-

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

meaning "of the stars" (from Latin, as opposed to Astral from the Greek)

used in modern English in "consider" (literally: with the stars, meaning to scrutinize the sky).

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

[-] toyvo@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

I get I never learned phonetics but how tf do you pronounce upside down e

[-] kholby@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's the phonetic symbol for schwa, which is like a relaxed "uh" sound.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

Oh it's so obvious now.

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