The Picard Maneuver to Lemmy Be Wholesome • edit-25 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-25 months agomessage-square182cross-posted to: tenforward
minus-square@KijinSeijalink5•5 months agoAs a kid I used to pronounce amoeba as “a-MO-ba” instead of “a-MEE-ba”.
minus-square@Andonnolink1•5 months agoI only pronounced that right the first time because I saw it spelt with a œ, which I misread as æ, like encyclopædia. So three cheers for “right for the wrong reason”.
As a kid I used to pronounce amoeba as “a-MO-ba” instead of “a-MEE-ba”.
I only pronounced that right the first time because I saw it spelt with a œ, which I misread as æ, like encyclopædia. So three cheers for “right for the wrong reason”.