The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up11.31Karrow-down111cross-posted to: tenforward@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.3Karrow-down1imageI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square182fedilinkcross-posted to: tenforward@lemmy.world
minus-squarebleistift2linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months ago “Tachypneic” is pronounced like “TA-KIP-NIK”, I’m clearly not qualified to lecture you, but deriving from words like pneumonia, and consulting merriam-webster, are you sure the “p” isn’t silent here, and that the “e” is?
minus-squareMrShankles@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoI can confirm that the “p” is not silent in tacypneic, unlike in pneumonia. It’s a weird one imo, but that is how it is
I’m clearly not qualified to lecture you, but deriving from words like pneumonia, and consulting merriam-webster, are you sure the “p” isn’t silent here, and that the “e” is?
I can confirm that the “p” is not silent in tacypneic, unlike in pneumonia. It’s a weird one imo, but that is how it is
Thanks for enlightening me.