tazzy@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-214 days agoBernie Sanders keeps saying Ol-ah-gawky but I thought it was o-le-garky?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareBernie Sanders keeps saying Ol-ah-gawky but I thought it was o-le-garky?tazzy@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-214 days agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
Have I been mis-prouncing it this whole time? English is not my first language I am French. I am talking about Oligarchy
minus-squareDavel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoIf you loved this then you will likely enjoy British linguist YouTuber @DrGeoffLindsey.
minus-squareWetstew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoI’ll also toss A Way with Words on the pile too. It’s a long running NPR-adjacent radio show/podcast about linquistics. My favorite was a dive they did on the descriptor “like a dead preacher” to refer to an annoying awkward thing to move.
If you loved this then you will likely enjoy British linguist YouTuber @DrGeoffLindsey.
I’ll also toss A Way with Words on the pile too. It’s a long running NPR-adjacent radio show/podcast about linquistics.
My favorite was a dive they did on the descriptor “like a dead preacher” to refer to an annoying awkward thing to move.