The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agoI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up11.3Karrow-down111cross-posted to: tenforward@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.29Karrow-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-24 months agomessage-square182fedilinkcross-posted to: tenforward@lemmy.world
minus-squareKijinSeija@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoAs a kid I used to pronounce amoeba as “a-MO-ba” instead of “a-MEE-ba”.
minus-squareAndonno@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI only pronounced that right the first time because I saw it spelt with a œ, which I misread as æ, like encyclopædia. So three cheers for “right for the wrong reason”.
As a kid I used to pronounce amoeba as “a-MO-ba” instead of “a-MEE-ba”.
I only pronounced that right the first time because I saw it spelt with a œ, which I misread as æ, like encyclopædia. So three cheers for “right for the wrong reason”.