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[-] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

My experience has been the exact opposite. When I mispronounce words I've been giggled at and/or corrected. When I pronounce it right, people either don't notice or act pleasantly surprised, I've even gotten some head nods that I assumed was acknowledgement of my trying

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

When I mispronounce words I’ve been giggled at and/or corrected

By whom?

When I pronounce it right

What do you mean by "right"? "Barcelona" with an "s" sound is right.

[-] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Mostly Spanish speakers, not from Spain though. I wasn't specifically talking about Barcelona, that's just what the meme is about.

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