It's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language. - eviltoast
  • lorty@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Also has millions of people ready to correct your pronunciation of a word that is written completely randomly compared to how it’s spoken.

    • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org
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      5 months ago

      Gaelic is worse about this. I’ve joked before that the best way to figure out Gaelic pronunciation is to look at the word and figure out the least likely pronunciation that still technically fits the letters, then try to chew on your tongue while saying that.