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There's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know about (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Just based on how often I notice someone mispronounce a word without realizing it (or have done so myself and realized it later). Statistically I'm probably still doing it with some word.

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[–] Zozano@lemy.lol 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact: every letter except V can be pronounced silently.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's interesting! How about Q?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Lacquer. (Which I believe is the only word in English with a silent Q. Proper nouns don't count.)

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you mean stuff like acquire? There are a good bunch of 'cq' words.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, the C is silent in "acquire." Otherwise, it'd be pronounced "akire."

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Got it, thanks.