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minus-squareChozolinkfedilink25•6 months agoI believe that “demon” and “daemon” both share the same pronunciation. “day-mun” is technically incorrect, though still widely accepted.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•6 months agono widely accepted pronounciation is incorrect
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•6 months agoarchaeology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, encyclopaedia, etc.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•5 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
your Mom is widely accepted
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.