@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@1371113@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•3 months agoI know when I pronounce it, it’s different on the a/e - NZ English.
minus-squareBlueÆtherlinkfedilink2•3 months agoWe do also tend to change the o at the same time, at least I do. Although I spent 10 years in the uk in my 20’s so that has had some effect on how I speak.
minus-square@1371113@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•3 months agoDepends on how fast I’m talking but, yup. South islanders do it more than north ime.
I know when I pronounce it, it’s different on the a/e - NZ English.
We do also tend to change the o at the same time, at least I do. Although I spent 10 years in the uk in my 20’s so that has had some effect on how I speak.
Depends on how fast I’m talking but, yup. South islanders do it more than north ime.