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[–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I doubt you pronounce tortilla "tour-till-uh" or Coup d'état "coop-dee-tat." Sometimes we change the pronunciation and sometimes we don't.

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  • Yeah, but I would argue that when I say "pass me a tortilla" I'm saying "tortilla" in English, which has mostly the same pronunciation as the Spanish (though I think the "t" is pronounced differently).

    The fact that "coup d'etat" is pronounced mostly the same might just be happenstance.

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