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minus-squareGiveOver@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoHow do Americans pronounce it?
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoHow else is it supposed to be pronounced?
minus-squareklemptor@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoWell I suppose the British pronunciation would be Eee-oar as well, but the ‘oar’ would probably sound more like ‘aww’ instead of the American R at the end. So Eee-aww sounds sort of like the ‘hee-haw’ sound a donkey might make.
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoit’s more about how we write what we hear if seppos and brits say the same sound, they might spell it differently
How do Americans pronounce it?
Eee-oar
How else is it supposed to be pronounced?
Well I suppose the British pronunciation would be Eee-oar as well, but the ‘oar’ would probably sound more like ‘aww’ instead of the American R at the end. So Eee-aww sounds sort of like the ‘hee-haw’ sound a donkey might make.
it’s more about how we write what we hear
if seppos and brits say the same sound, they might spell it differently