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There's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know about (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Just based on how often I notice someone mispronounce a word without realizing it (or have done so myself and realized it later). Statistically I'm probably still doing it with some word.

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[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If people can correct you then it means they understood it perfectly clear.

[–] beardown@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You underestimate the narcissism of small differences. As exemplified in the below recent local news clip that demonstrates the publics furor over the correct pronunciation of "pierogi."

https://youtu.be/Jgi-tZevbNc

^Also a great look into the mind of the average white working class swing state voter and where their priorities sit