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@wason@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

Never change Lemmy

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@wason@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago
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Source: https://lemmy.world/comment/5668411

  • @lustyargonian@lemm.ee
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    8•2 years ago

    u v DOUBLE U x y z

    • @samus12345@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      “Every single other letter is one syllable, can we just pronounce this one ‘wuh’”?

      “No, it must have THREE!”

      • @lustyargonian@lemm.ee
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        7•2 years ago

        English is indeed a funny language.

        • @samus12345@lemmy.world
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          2 years ago

          Germans: “Ridiculous! We will pronounce it like ‘vay’”.

          “Well, that’s a lot…”

          “…AND ‘Y’ WILL BE ‘OOPSILON’”!

          ಠ_ಠ

          • @lustyargonian@lemm.ee
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            4•2 years ago

            TIL!

          • KSP Atlas
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            2•2 years ago

            Lots of languages do upsilon, it comes from greek

            • @samus12345@lemmy.world
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              1•2 years ago

              They do, but it’s silly when the vast majority of letters are pronounced with one syllable.

      • kase
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        4•2 years ago

        Every single other letter

        Noooo, you forgot “and z” has two /s

        • @mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          I call it zed or zee both have one syllable ri8?

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