nifty to Microblog MemesEnglish • 9 months agoCan you say shibbolethimagemessage-square306arrow-up11.19Karrow-down116
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minus-square@exoplanetarylinkEnglish10•9 months agoOne of my best instances of this was when I pronounced “ricochet” as “rich-oh-chett” (rhymes with Boba Fett) as a kid. Never gonna live that one down.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoanother french word… tbh ricoh-tchett sounds cool
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoIt wasn’t until I was about 20 when I realised I was saying militia wrong. I knew the correct pronunciation because it was always on the news. I just thought they were two different words.
One of my best instances of this was when I pronounced “ricochet” as “rich-oh-chett” (rhymes with Boba Fett) as a kid. Never gonna live that one down.
another french word… tbh ricoh-tchett sounds cool
It wasn’t until I was about 20 when I realised I was saying militia wrong. I knew the correct pronunciation because it was always on the news. I just thought they were two different words.