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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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[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Laff

[–] Poseidon2023@artemis.camp 3 points 1 year ago

Too shall now be spelled to

[–] aikixd@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Seems like that absolute lot here are just American Vs British pronunciation, and for me, who learned the British version make 0 sense.

[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yosemite to Yos-e-mite.

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[–] wholemilk@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

"separate" to "seperate"

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