• bss03@infosec.pub
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    10 days ago

    Sometimes, I intentionally pronounce the ‘b’ in “subtle”, just to make it clear I’m not.

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      10 days ago

      Where’s my “Wed-nes-day” crew? I can’t be the only one who likes to phonetically pronounce that day.

      See also: Feb-ru-ar-y

      And for bonus points: my brother insists that “grand prix” be pronounced as grand pricks. I can’t deny his logic.

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        9 days ago

        I literally couldn’t pronounce that word as a child from like 8-16 once I saw the N. My brain would automatically split it into 3 syllables