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[-] exoplanetary@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

One of my best instances of this was when I pronounced “ricochet” as “rich-oh-chett” (rhymes with Boba Fett) as a kid. Never gonna live that one down.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

another french word.... tbh ricoh-tchett sounds cool

[-] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 1 points 8 months ago

It wasn't until I was about 20 when I realised I was saying militia wrong. I knew the correct pronunciation because it was always on the news. I just thought they were two different words.

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