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You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm picking "Colonel" needs to be respelled to match how it's pronounced.

Try to pick a word no one else has picked. What word are you respelling?

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[–] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You and I pronounce 'quay' very differently.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

How do you pronounce it? I had some American tourists ask me for directions to the "kway" before. Only time I've ever heard a different pronunciation.

[–] Telcontar@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've always heard it pronounced kway... Is that wrong?

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's wrong, even in the US.

[–] electrorocket@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's pronounced kway in a Pavement song.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's pronounced "kaye" in a Pogues song, but songs aren't a good indication of pronunciation...poetic license reigns.

Hell, "reigns" is another candidate word.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I can't say really. Where I live (Ireland) it's definitely pronounced "kee" but where you live "kway" might be correct. Fascinating stuff!