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[–] shapesandstuff 52 points 2 months ago (5 children)
[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)

obviously it's also a friendly smiley face

[–] shapesandstuff 12 points 2 months ago

The only acceptable misinterpretation Ü

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

As someone with an ø in my real name, I have had to explain it so many times 😮‍💨

Once, back when I was still on fb, some troll reported me for using a "fake" name based on it and I had to send fb a picture of my passport to reactivate my account 🤬

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

With a language that can't even comprehend all of their own letters and has to call one "double-U", they can't comprehend additional letters...

[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

With English as my only language I can confirm

Our brains go to mush like seeing a biblically accurate angel as we cannot the fathom the sheer infinity of another letter

[–] shapesandstuff 2 points 2 months ago

Such confident ignorance

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is if it's in a rock band's name though

[–] shapesandstuff 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They are definitely the worst offenders :'D

I'll never not pronounce it motÖrhead

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] shapesandstuff 2 points 2 months ago

That just sounds silly

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I don't believe you.

It is a funny U in English, which is the only language that matters.

Yes, i'm American. How could you tell?

[–] shapesandstuff 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] shapesandstuff 11 points 2 months ago

Now listen here you little

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, it's a metal U. Diacritics are vowels run through a distortion filter.

[–] shapesandstuff 2 points 2 months ago