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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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Mine was "daschund". I always thought that was a separate breed from a "doxen".

Even after being educated on how the word is actually pronounced, I still purposefully pronounce it literally "daschund". Fuck 'em - should've spelled it better.

[-] duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Daschund is pronounced like "daak' snd" in case anyone else didn't realize this. My mind is blown.

[-] Enkrod@feddit.de 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
  1. It is spelled Dachshund (Dachs-Hund, German, lit. Badger-Dog, as the breed was created to hunt foxes and badgers in their burrows)

  2. It is pronounced Dax Hunt (good example by a native german speaker: https://youtu.be/6aveG0N6Jtc?si=mzCsfrVA95VJZggG )

[-] Cornucopiaofplenty@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Funnily enough though, in Germany they're mostly called Dackel, not Dachshund!

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[-] duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Daschund is pronounced like "daak' snd" in case anyone else didn't realize this. My mind is blown.

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