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minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·26 days agoI believe that “demon” and “daemon” both share the same pronunciation. “day-mun” is technically incorrect, though still widely accepted.
minus-squarelseif@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·26 days agono widely accepted pronounciation is incorrect
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·26 days agoyour Mom is widely accepted
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·25 days agoarchaeology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, encyclopaedia, etc.
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·25 days agoThose last 3 aren’t American English
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·25 days agoso? where do you think English came from?
minus-squareaubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 days agoEnglish carries a lot of information in vowels, making it concise. In this case, it’s natural for English speakers to pronounce words with different meanings differently, to disambiguate them.
I believe that “demon” and “daemon” both share the same pronunciation. “day-mun” is technically incorrect, though still widely accepted.
no widely accepted pronounciation is incorrect
your Mom is widely accepted
so it “ur mum” and “yo mama”
archaeology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, encyclopaedia, etc.
Those last 3 aren’t American English
so? where do you think English came from?
English carries a lot of information in vowels, making it concise.
In this case, it’s natural for English speakers to pronounce words with different meanings differently, to disambiguate them.