• grissino@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Funny that pt isn’t allowed but ph is allowed. Or maybe we should start to say “hlematic” 😜

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      15 hours ago

      That’s because “ph” is a combination of two letters to make a single sound

      Using the IPA, an alphabet designed for writing down sounds of words, where one sound tends to correspond to one letter, “phlegm” is /ˈflɛm/ and “phlegmatic” is /fleɡˈma.tɪk/