The Picard Maneuver to Lemmy Be Wholesome • edit-27 months agoI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenimagemessage-square182arrow-up11.33Karrow-down111cross-posted to: tenforward
arrow-up11.32Karrow-down1imageI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenThe Picard Maneuver to Lemmy Be Wholesome • edit-27 months agomessage-square182cross-posted to: tenforward
minus-square🎨 Elaine Cortez 🇨🇦 linkfedilinkEnglish5•7 months agoI was pronouncing “Byrne” like “buy-er-nie” until I saw someone who had that last name pronounce it like “burn”. The way I was pronouncing it was as if I was excitedly saying “bye Ernie” 😂
minus-square@Madison420link10•7 months agoDon’t count on last names for that stuff. You’ll find duboise or dubois pronounced dubose which is horrifically wrong.
I was pronouncing “Byrne” like “buy-er-nie” until I saw someone who had that last name pronounce it like “burn”. The way I was pronouncing it was as if I was excitedly saying “bye Ernie” 😂
Don’t count on last names for that stuff.
You’ll find duboise or dubois pronounced dubose which is horrifically wrong.
Brett fucking Favre (fav ray) who pronounces it farv.
I’d say favruh fast but damn this one kills me.