@[email protected] to [email protected]English • edit-21 day agoBernie Sanders keeps saying Ol-ah-gawky but I thought it was o-le-garky?message-square17fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareBernie Sanders keeps saying Ol-ah-gawky but I thought it was o-le-garky?@[email protected] to [email protected]English • edit-21 day agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
Have I been mis-prouncing it this whole time? English is not my first language I am French. I am talking about Oligarchy
minus-squaredavel [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish1•20 hours agoIf you loved this then you will likely enjoy British linguist YouTuber @DrGeoffLindsey.
minus-square@Wetstewcakelink2•9 hours agoI’ll also toss A Way with Words on the pile too. It’s a long running NPR-adjacent radio show/podcast about linquistics. My favorite was a dive they did on the descriptor “like a dead preacher” to refer to an annoying awkward thing to move.
If you loved this then you will likely enjoy British linguist YouTuber @DrGeoffLindsey.
I’ll also toss A Way with Words on the pile too. It’s a long running NPR-adjacent radio show/podcast about linquistics.
My favorite was a dive they did on the descriptor “like a dead preacher” to refer to an annoying awkward thing to move.