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clubb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days agoIdiot starts with one of the sounds that E can produce. In the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), idiot is written “/ˈɪdiːət/”. If you say just the letter ‘E’, the sound you are making, in English, at least, is ‘ɪ’.
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I see. Never would have got that. But I am not a native speaker and I do think the way english spelling works is utterly moronic.
clubb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Neither am I, but I’ve been studying English for long enough to feel pride in understanding this insulting language.