▲ 543 ▼ 'Read' and its past tense are spelled the same. How should they be spelled? (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 180 comments fedilink hide all child comments What about similar oddities in English? (This question is inspired by this comic by https://www.exocomics.com/193/ (link found by BunScientist@lemmy.zip)) Edit: it's to its in the title. Damn autocorrect.
[–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 10 months ago (1 child) "Read" is spelled s-a-m-e? English is a weird language. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (3 children) Wait until you hear about how we pronounce colonel! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 10 months ago We pronounce it the same as the linux colonel. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stinerman@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago Good old Colonel Angus! permalink fedilink source parent [–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) What about parmesan? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Well I say that like it's spelled. I don't make the zh sound at the end of that's what you're referencing. I know some do though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) You pronounce the middle syllable as "me"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Par-meh-sawn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago So, not how it's spelled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (3 children) Wait until you hear about how we pronounce colonel! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 10 months ago We pronounce it the same as the linux colonel. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stinerman@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago Good old Colonel Angus! permalink fedilink source parent [–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) What about parmesan? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Well I say that like it's spelled. I don't make the zh sound at the end of that's what you're referencing. I know some do though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) You pronounce the middle syllable as "me"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Par-meh-sawn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago So, not how it's spelled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 10 months ago We pronounce it the same as the linux colonel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stinerman@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago Good old Colonel Angus! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) What about parmesan? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Well I say that like it's spelled. I don't make the zh sound at the end of that's what you're referencing. I know some do though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) You pronounce the middle syllable as "me"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Par-meh-sawn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago So, not how it's spelled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Well I say that like it's spelled. I don't make the zh sound at the end of that's what you're referencing. I know some do though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) You pronounce the middle syllable as "me"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Par-meh-sawn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago So, not how it's spelled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) You pronounce the middle syllable as "me"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Par-meh-sawn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago So, not how it's spelled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Par-meh-sawn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago So, not how it's spelled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago So, not how it's spelled. permalink fedilink source parent
