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- xkcd@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/3511115
Title text: I pronounce the ‘u’ in ‘pronunciation’ like in ‘putting’ but the ‘ou’ in ‘pronounce’ like in ‘wound’.
Transcript
[The word "Tuesday", with each letter labeled by a box with an arrow:]
T: As in buffet
u: As in minute
e: As in record
s: As in use
d: As in moped
a: As in bass
y: As in gyro
[Caption below the panel:]
Pet peeve: Ambiguous pronunciation guides
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Pronounced Tuesday, am I correct?
Well I don’t think you pronounce the “t” in buffet, so it doesn’t start with a T
No, not buffet. Buffet. As in Warren.
As in getting buffeted around by wind
While having a margarita, right? … Right?
Jimmy’s dad.
T as on tit would be less ambiguous
Edit: I just realized/actually read the whole thing. The whole point is that it is ambiguous 😑
ooessdayi
-Home improvement guttural sound-
" is dye " if the last word is gyroscope.
" is dee" if the last word is the Egyptian gyro food.
Edit: oh, snap. I re-read the as-in words. It’s all ambiguous! lol😀UK /ˈtʃuːz.deɪ/ US /ˈtuːz.deɪ/
I sorta like that written English doesn’t care how it’s pronounced. However, I do think people should care less about spelling; if it’s clear, it’s done its job.
/ɪɛzteɪaɪ/
(Or /ɪɛztɛjaj/ to piss off the diphthongsters)
That is T as in Tea, U as in you, E as in ewe, S as in sea, D as in d’Taragnion, A as in aye, Y as in upsilon.
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