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minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoNot sure what you’re trying to say, but not a single one of those words pronounce the “wo” like it is in “women.”
minus-squareassassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoIt seems to be closest to the i in fish – hence the fun alternate spelling of photi
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoGhoti is better (using the “gh” in “enough”), and yep.
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoWomb and women are pronounced the same (well, except the ending). Unless it’s a local dialect thing where “women” is pronounced “wimin”?
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoNobody I’ve ever heard pronounces it “woo-min”, only “wimmin.” Definitely not a local dialect.
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoWell, if you heard me, I pronounce “women” like “womb”. Maybe I have the local dialect.
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoAre you from PNW? I think I remember a video from reddit where someone said woo-min and a commenter said they’re from there and say it like that.
Not sure what you’re trying to say, but not a single one of those words pronounce the “wo” like it is in “women.”
It seems to be closest to the i in fish – hence the fun alternate spelling of photi
Ghoti is better (using the “gh” in “enough”), and yep.
Womb and women are pronounced the same (well, except the ending).
Unless it’s a local dialect thing where “women” is pronounced “wimin”?
Nobody I’ve ever heard pronounces it “woo-min”, only “wimmin.” Definitely not a local dialect.
Well, if you heard me, I pronounce “women” like “womb”.
Maybe I have the local dialect.
Are you from PNW? I think I remember a video from reddit where someone said woo-min and a commenter said they’re from there and say it like that.