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• Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Polish, the surface finishing process: the o is pronounced like box.

  Polish, the language and nationality: the o is pronounced like boat.

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  • Tonava@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thank you! I’m relatively good at written english, but the spoken one always gets me…

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  • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It seems like a fairly small difference that someone could mistake if not heard properly

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      pohlish pahlish

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      • Cort@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Pole-ish

        Paul-ish

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• v4ld1z@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s the difference between [ˈpoʊlɪʃ] (Polish, nationality) and [ˈpɑlɪʃ] (eg. car polish) - both pronounced in their US variants. The former is pronounced like the /o/ in “open”

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• Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What are you talking about? Being polish is just a nationality. There is no other meaning.

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