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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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[-] pp99@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

queue

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[-] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

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)

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

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[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] countflacula@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Fish as Ghoti

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

Keesh

[-] Pistcow@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago

Queue.

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[-] ExpensiveConstant@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Easy: Bologna

[-] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 points 1 year ago

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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[-] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

Worcestershire sauce

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

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

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

Lieutenant (leftenant)

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[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Lincoln

Pneumonia

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[-] wisemanzero@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Caulk.

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[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

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

I think autocorrect butchered that one, cousin.

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[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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

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

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

Charcuterie is French for charcuterie.

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