• redwattlebird
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    13 hours ago

    The way ‘herbs’ or ‘erbs’ (as some pronounce it) drives me absolutely nuts.

    Also, ‘mirror’ where it sounds like ‘meer’ drives me nuts.

    I definitely prefer British English. Love reading the old Agatha Christie books. E.g. “My word!” The colonel ejaculated, “I do believe that she’s dead!”

    • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
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      12 hours ago

      In the Black Panther they talk about the “heart-shaped 'erb,” and it sounds so strange to me, I always think it should then be “'art-shaped 'erb!”