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

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

  • @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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        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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          Lots of languages do upsilon, it comes from greek

          • @samus12345@lemmy.world
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            They do, but it’s silly when the vast majority of letters are pronounced with one syllable.

    • kase
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      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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