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Are there any words that you pronounce in a way that seems weird to most people? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I've always pronounced the word "Southern" to rhyme with howthurn. I know most people say it like "suthurn" instead. I didn't realize that the way I pronounce it is considered weird until recently!

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

agghh these comments my eyes the fauxnetics please god why can't Lemmy have a bigger linguistics community and you mfs wonder why i still use Reddit

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    There just aren't many linguists unfortunately. I'm a huge grammar and language nerd but learning IPA takes time and exposure to a lot of sounds you're not used to. I wish more of the reddit linguists would come over. Even the grammar communities here are dead.

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