To distinguish between the word woman and women, we change the A to an E, but only change the pronunciation on the O. - eviltoast

w(uh)man to w(ih)men

  • dustyData@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    3 months ago

    As someone who learned English as a second language. Yes, that pronunciation exists, I’ve heard it used on films. I don’t know if it is a formally defined or linguistically studied thing. But I can hear the different ways the exact same word is vocalized wildly different by different native English speakers. And they always claim theirs is the only correct way of saying it, even though they still somehow understood what was said.

    • 1371113@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 months ago

      North Atlantic accent I think it’s called. Have a read of the wiki. Kinda interesting.