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minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·2 years 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-down1·2 years agono widely accepted pronounciation is incorrect
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoyour Mom is widely accepted
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoarchaeology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, encyclopaedia, etc.
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 years agoThose last 3 aren’t American English
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoso? where do you think English came from?
minus-squareaubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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.