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• EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Let’s be honest here, English does not have that level of consistency. “Women” is pronounced with an “i” for christ sake

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  • tryptaminev@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Because the a in woman is pronounced the same way the e in women is pronounced…

    Probably that was originally introduced by some medieval swinger society, so they could say that they are faithful to their women and technically not be lying about it. When the church figured out they introduced the o as an i thing.

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    • Pyroglyph@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Because the a in woman is pronounced the same way the e in women is pronounced…

      woman = wum-en
      women = wim-in

      Yeah I’m gonna have to disagree with you there, chief.

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      • tryptaminev@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        i always eas taught the plural to be pronounced as “wi-men” I also cannot remember any english TV show or so to talk about wimin, so where the second ibis explicit as an i and distinguishable from an e

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• SimplyATable@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Or like “gin” with an f?

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  • ericisshort@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Ginf? That’s a new one.

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    • late_night@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      No, you’re supposed to replace the letter, not add it, so “fin”

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      • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        gfn

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    • SimplyATable@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Oh come on, you know what I mean

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  • LillyPip@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Never. No.

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• zefiax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  It’s more like giant or gin or giraffe.

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  • Rodeo@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    No, it’s more like give or get or girl.

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    • zefiax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Get is not even gi

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