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There's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know about (discuss.tchncs.de)

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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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[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Everybody's named John. All the way back. There is only one name, just lots of different spellings and pronunciations.

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