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

I feel like I would much prefer the ability to change the way a word is pronounced to match the way it is written.

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[โ€“] hglman@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] Poseidon2023@artemis.camp 3 points 1 year ago

Too shall now be spelled to

[โ€“] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[โ€“] aikixd@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Seems like that absolute lot here are just American Vs British pronunciation, and for me, who learned the British version make 0 sense.

[โ€“] trexd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] Lantech@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
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[โ€“] fred@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't fuck with it. The road to hell is paved with good intentions

[โ€“] Snapperhead@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Bourgeoisie

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