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Do or do not, there is no try (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The long o (oe or ö) is a sound present in north European languages, and also in many Asian languages, including Japanese.

[–] Gigagoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

am Finnish, so i responded as such. for Japanese, however, you'd use ō instead. that is not an ö. ou is also acceptable.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

You're right, it should be ou here, not oe.

[–] Arello@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Long o in Finnish is oo, ö is pronounced different and could also be pronounced as long öö.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Long o in Finnish is oo

That is logical and sensible. Unfortunately, oo in English is a long u, so long o has to be approximated as oe.