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minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoHow else is it supposed to be pronounced?
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoit’s more about how we write what we hear if seppos and brits say the same sound, they might spell it differently
minus-squareklemptor@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoWell I suppose the British pronunciation would be Eee-oar as well, but the ‘oar’ would probably sound more like ‘aww’ instead of the American R at the end. So Eee-aww sounds sort of like the ‘hee-haw’ sound a donkey might make.
How else is it supposed to be pronounced?
it’s more about how we write what we hear
if seppos and brits say the same sound, they might spell it differently
Well I suppose the British pronunciation would be Eee-oar as well, but the ‘oar’ would probably sound more like ‘aww’ instead of the American R at the end. So Eee-aww sounds sort of like the ‘hee-haw’ sound a donkey might make.