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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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[–] Tuss@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I pronounce it wor-chst-sher sauce. As does my friends who aren't from London but from other parts of the UK

My London boi says Woust-er sauce.

How do you get Wor-chest-er-sher to become Woust-er? How?

I understand Wor-chst-sher you just remove some vowels in the middle.

But Wouster? You just removed the whole fucking word?? Why???

[–] tastysnacks@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

I pronounce it wor-chest-ter-shire with shire being where Frodo lives.