@JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 3 months agoTo distinguish between the word woman and women, we change the A to an E, but only change the pronunciation on the O.message-square36fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down140file-text
arrow-up1218arrow-down1message-squareTo distinguish between the word woman and women, we change the A to an E, but only change the pronunciation on the O.@JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@ccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink66•3 months agoExcept by your own pronunciation guide: w(uh)man to w(ih)men
minus-square@intensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilink7•3 months agoYeah that’s the spelling part OP is referring to
minus-square@ccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•3 months agoBut the pronunciation changes there too*, contrary to what OP says. * Maybe there are regional pronunciation differences I’ve never heard of before?
Except by your own pronunciation guide:
Yeah that’s the spelling part OP is referring to
But the pronunciation changes there too*, contrary to what OP says.
* Maybe there are regional pronunciation differences I’ve never heard of before?