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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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[–] mwproductions@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I hear so many people pronounce "cavalry" as "calvary," which is a different word altogether.

[–] spader312@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A coworker of mine always says chipolte it boils my guts

[–] beardown@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I pronounce Chipotle with the same emphasis as Aristotle

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Do it the other way around and it will sound closer to the original pronunciation of Aristotle.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Same as you, but in my defense I've never heard it out loud. A mexican friend taught me the correct way, I then understood the word comes from Nahuatl

[–] beardown@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Similarly, chocolate and coyote and tomato are also Aztec/Nahuatl words in origin. Which means our pronunciation is likely inaccurate

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Avocado is our English speaking ancestor's poor attempt at the Nahuatl word "ahuacatl."

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

cool !!

[–] SeabassDan@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

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