I think it would be more clear with an apostrophe at the beginning of the word. But if you do the technically correct thing and put apostrophes at both ends to stand in for both elided syllables then it looks like the whole word is in quotes, and you’re back to square one. It’s a 'nundrum.
Mirin? It’s something besides a cooking ingredient from Japan?
its the ingredient and nothing else. no one will ever convince me otherwise.
NOBODY TOUCH MIRIN. STEP OFF. IT IS PERFECT FOOD AS IT IS.
(Ad)mirin(g)
Not mine.
Ah! Thank-you!
New net slang… I havent caught up yet.
Is it pronounced Mire-in or mi-rin?
yes
I’m too old to know anyway…
I just realized that I should have asked, are you perhaps… wait for it… wait… okay here goes noting at all, for no reason at all: 6-7?
I think it would be more clear with an apostrophe at the beginning of the word. But if you do the technically correct thing and put apostrophes at both ends to stand in for both elided syllables then it looks like the whole word is in quotes, and you’re back to square one. It’s a 'nundrum.