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You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm picking "Colonel" needs to be respelled to match how it's pronounced.

Try to pick a word no one else has picked. What word are you respelling?

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[-] hsl@wayfarershaven.eu 1 points 1 year ago

Accessoires

That may actually be the Dutch or maybe Swedish spelling. They're all so close but slightly different that I hope auto-correct deals with it.

[-] roguetrick@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I don't really understand the problem. You want us to go back to the Latin accessorius?

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Facade -> visade

[-] mub@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Recognise. There is a G in it but everyone pronounces it Reckonise. They are actually 2 totally different words so this isn't really what you meant but I hate that people don't prounce the letter G.

[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I pronounce the G, as does the majority of people who grew up on the west coast. Sounds like you live in the midwest (my wife grew up there and omits the G)

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[-] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

excellent

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The - > Thu

[-] Resol@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Indict, because it doesn't rhyme with verdict.

I'm actually changing the pronunciation, not the spelling. I like saying "in dictation" without the "-ation" part.

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