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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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[–] duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Daschund is pronounced like "daak' snd" in case anyone else didn't realize this. My mind is blown.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.de 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It is spelled Dachshund (Dachs-Hund, German, lit. Badger-Dog, as the breed was created to hunt foxes and badgers in their burrows)
It is pronounced Dax Hunt (good example by a native german speaker: https://youtu.be/6aveG0N6Jtc?si=mzCsfrVA95VJZggG )

[–] Cornucopiaofplenty@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Funnily enough though, in Germany they're mostly called Dackel, not Dachshund!