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minus-squareIron Lynx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·4 months agoPolish, the surface finishing process: the o is pronounced like box. Polish, the language and nationality: the o is pronounced like boat.
minus-squareTonavalinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoThank you! I’m relatively good at written english, but the spoken one always gets me…
minus-squareRaivoKullilinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoIt seems like a fairly small difference that someone could mistake if not heard properly
minus-squareDruid@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoIt’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”
minus-squareDevjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoWhat are you talking about? Being polish is just a nationality. There is no other meaning.
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Polish, the surface finishing process: the o is pronounced like box.
Polish, the language and nationality: the o is pronounced like boat.
Thank you! I’m relatively good at written english, but the spoken one always gets me…
It seems like a fairly small difference that someone could mistake if not heard properly
pohlish pahlish
Pole-ish
Paul-ish
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”
What are you talking about? Being polish is just a nationality. There is no other meaning.