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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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[โ€“] ExpensiveConstant@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Easy: Bologna

[โ€“] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 points 1 year 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

[โ€“] yads@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm guessing they think it's pronounced balony

[โ€“] NotAGoodUser@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How so?

[โ€“] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

BECAUSE OSCAR MEYER HAS A WAY WITH B-O-L-O-G-N-A