Comment on How do you pronounce "centaur" and why?

• toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Maryland. Maybe it’s regional, like you said. However, I was sheltered growing up, so maybe not.

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  • ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That very well could be regional. Are you near Baltimore? I grew up around DC, but mostly in Annapolis, and I’ve always said it like cent-aur.

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    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “Hermione”

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      • ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Exactly

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    • toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I am no longer in Maryland, but yes, I spent most of my life within an hour of Baltimore. I was indeed an avid reader, so it’s possible that I made my own decision about its pronunciation (that has certainly happened with other words), but I think I got this one from hearing my mom say it. I can’t prove that, though.

      youtu.be/LkjxO9OVwNs

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• kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m guessing he first encountered the word in text without having heard it and his brain guessed it rhymes with “jaguar”, which is understandable.

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