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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 2 years ago by 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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[โ€“] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What do you mean? It's already written the closest to pronunciation, there's no ล„ sound in English really, perhaps knee is the only example

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm guessing they think it's pronounced balony

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    How so?

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I read it as bol-on-ya. I've heard boloney before but didn't know that was the spelling. This thread is throwing up all sorts of learning for me :)

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