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minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·8 months agoI believe that “demon” and “daemon” both share the same pronunciation. “day-mun” is technically incorrect, though still widely accepted.
minus-squarelseif@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·8 months agono widely accepted pronounciation is incorrect
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minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoarchaeology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, encyclopaedia, etc.
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·8 months agoThose last 3 aren’t American English
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·8 months agoso? where do you think English came from?
minus-squareaubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoEnglish carries a lot of information in vowels, making it concise. In this case, it’s natural for English speakers to pronounce words with different meanings differently, to disambiguate them.
I believe that “demon” and “daemon” both share the same pronunciation. “day-mun” is technically incorrect, though still widely accepted.
no widely accepted pronounciation is incorrect
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so it “ur mum” and “yo mama”
archaeology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, encyclopaedia, etc.
Those last 3 aren’t American English
so? where do you think English came from?
English carries a lot of information in vowels, making it concise.
In this case, it’s natural for English speakers to pronounce words with different meanings differently, to disambiguate them.