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https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-passes-language-law-irritating-president-elect-and-russia-idUSKCN1S110Y/

Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time.

iRaq and iRan are silly but the "Kyiv" stuff is different.

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[-] nocturnedragonite@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 8 months ago

People out here still pronounce karaoke as "carry-okey"

Just trying to figure out where that "ee" sound is coming from.

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

I pronounce it

"care-uh-oak" as Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ intended.

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