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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

Just based on how often I notice someone mispronounce a word without realizing it (or have done so myself and realized it later). Statistically I'm probably still doing it with some word.

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[-] spader312@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

A coworker of mine always says chipolte it boils my guts

[-] beardown@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I pronounce Chipotle with the same emphasis as Aristotle

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Do it the other way around and it will sound closer to the original pronunciation of Aristotle.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Same as you, but in my defense I've never heard it out loud. A mexican friend taught me the correct way, I then understood the word comes from Nahuatl

[-] beardown@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Similarly, chocolate and coyote and tomato are also Aztec/Nahuatl words in origin. Which means our pronunciation is likely inaccurate

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Avocado is our English speaking ancestor's poor attempt at the Nahuatl word "ahuacatl."

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago
[-] SeabassDan@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago
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