• @Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    24 months ago

    Just wanna say I didn’t downvote you.

    I get your argument, maybe we SHOULD pronounce it lahseer, sounds cool.

    • @merc@sh.itjust.works
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      24 months ago

      Lahseer does sound cool, but I’m in favor of words being spelled as fonetikuhly as possible in English.

      • Tlaloc_Temporal
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        14 months ago

        In order to do that, we have to clean up what each letter does first. The whole reason the gif fight started is because G and J overlap in sound values a lot. And don’t get me started on S, C, K, & Q.

        • @merc@sh.itjust.works
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          24 months ago

          And O.

          But, still, there are letters that have fairly consistent pronunciations. Where possible we should try to stick with those.

          • Tlaloc_Temporal
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            24 months ago

            I’ve given up on vowels. Mercedes, Echinacea, Manoeuvre, shield, beige, just throw them around until it looks right.