‘Choose’ rhymes with ‘lose’? I mean c’mon, someone did that shit on purpose 👀

  • yeehaw@lemmy.ca
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    29 days ago

    It’s a miracle I know it, and having to teach someone how to read and spell was an eye opener for me trying to explain “this is like this except for this one word because… Reasons and sometimes there’s a variation like this because…reasons” so many times.

    • Kidra@sopuli.xyz
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      28 days ago

      I once had a roommate from Chile and he asked what the difference in pronunciation was for “juice” versus “Jews”. I’m still not sure I properly got the difference across…

      Also the difference between “to rob” and “to steal” was an interesting thing to think through and then explain.

      • samus12345@lemmy.world
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        28 days ago

        I can see why he’d have trouble with those two, because Spanish doesn’t have the English “z” sound. They’ll both sound the same using Spanish pronunciation .

  • Diddlydee@feddit.uk
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    28 days ago

    They never did. Their spelling, meaning, and pronunciation are the same as they have always been.