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minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoI used to pronounce Persephone like Saxophone (Purse-a-phone) until I played Hades.
minus-squareCoolMatt@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoI called the Progressive Metal band of the same name like that for like 5 years until I told a friend about them and they did the “hahaha… Wait, what did you call them?” and right then and there my life changed
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoSax-o-phie, wow it’s completely unrecognizable as the same word. Who needs consistent pronunciation rules anyway?
I used to pronounce Persephone like Saxophone (Purse-a-phone) until I played Hades.
I called the Progressive Metal band of the same name like that for like 5 years until I told a friend about them and they did the “hahaha… Wait, what did you call them?” and right then and there my life changed
Sax-o-phie, wow it’s completely unrecognizable as the same word.
Who needs consistent pronunciation rules anyway?
Hayds