The Picard Maneuver to Lemmy Be [email protected] • edit-211 months agoI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up11.33Kcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.33KimageI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to Lemmy Be [email protected] • edit-211 months agomessage-square181fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareElaine CortezlinkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoI was pronouncing “Byrne” like “buy-er-nie” until I saw someone who had that last name pronounce it like “burn”. The way I was pronouncing it was as if I was excitedly saying “bye Ernie” 😂
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•11 months agoDon’t count on last names for that stuff. You’ll find duboise or dubois pronounced dubose which is horrifically wrong.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•11 months agoBrett fucking Favre (fav ray) who pronounces it farv.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•11 months agoI’d say favruh fast but damn this one kills me.
I was pronouncing “Byrne” like “buy-er-nie” until I saw someone who had that last name pronounce it like “burn”. The way I was pronouncing it was as if I was excitedly saying “bye Ernie” 😂
Don’t count on last names for that stuff.
You’ll find duboise or dubois pronounced dubose which is horrifically wrong.
Brett fucking Favre (fav ray) who pronounces it farv.
I’d say favruh fast but damn this one kills me.