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minus-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up27·10 months agoI always want to pronounce the American versions of these words phonetically when I see them. And what the heck is going on with the US pronunciation of “buoy”? None of those syllables are in that word.
minus-squareUnanimous_anonymous@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-210 months agoBuo-y Apparently we have the Dutch to blame for that one, as the verb form is apprently descended from Spanish.
minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·10 months agoDo it backwards, pronounce the British versions Cull our Hume our Flave our
I always want to pronounce the American versions of these words phonetically when I see them.
And what the heck is going on with the US pronunciation of “buoy”? None of those syllables are in that word.
Buo-y
Apparently we have the Dutch to blame for that one, as the verb form is apprently descended from Spanish.
Do it backwards, pronounce the British versions