• Connect-Product-8155@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        There are much easier names people pronounce entirely wrong. Like “Doncic”

        Are we only getting upset when consonants are mispronounced and not vowels? because we normalize vowel mispronounciations for no particular reason

        • Beautiful_Location76@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          This is actually an interesting observation. I would respond that vowel sounds are more similar than consonant sounds. They all require similar mouth shapes and are all drawn-out, guttural noises. Consonants, on the other hand, force the mouth into all sorts of different shapes. B, K, SH, and W are all totally different sounds that seem harder in theory to mix up. Granted, in this case, N and M are some of the more similar consonants and seem more likely to get confused with each other.

        • rwoteit@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          No particular reason? How about the fact that it’s far less obvious from looking at it. Replacing consonants with another is infinitely more avoidable.

    • Diqt@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Same I thought I was hearing things. Just call him Wemby, make it easy on yourselves