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Showerthoughts

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It must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office. (lemmy.world)
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[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Hey what's the difference between put and putt?

[–] BritishDuffer@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Putt is shorthand for "put and only put".

[–] Mesa@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

No get! Only put

[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

As opposed to "put and do something else"?

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Phonetically, put: /pʊt/ vs. putt: /pʌt/

ʊ is the sound from words like "book", "hook", "pull" or "should.

ʌ is the sound from words like "gut", "double", "butter", "luck", etc.

[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks! Yes it's weird. Cut and put sound tutally different wile cut and putt are pronounced the same

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Put is something you do to something (I will put this down), putt is a technique in golf (watch me land this putt).