• @[email protected]
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    127 months ago

    As a kiwi, that does my head in…

    It’s worse even than the new orleans “naahlins” thing

    • @cmbabul
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      87 months ago

      Southerner here, it’s “norlins” but lots of us also call it “Nola”

      • Cethin
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        37 months ago

        Nola is an acronym, not a pronunciation thing. New Orleans, Louisiana, or NO LA for short.

        • @cmbabul
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          37 months ago

          Oh I know, really just suggesting it as an alternative so our kiwi friends brain would stop breaking

    • @[email protected]
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      27 months ago

      It makes perfect sense when you realize Americans try to speak by making as few sounds as possible.

      • synae[he/him]
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        37 months ago

        What we lack in quantity (or quality!), we make up for in volume