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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 7 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I heard that in the US, every business needs to have a publicly listed phone number, not to mention the number of times I see "TEXT ... TO ..." or "CALL ..." displayed more prominently than the URL on ads. Why do they still do so much over the phone?

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[–] upsiforgot@programming.dev 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Well...im my country there actually is :D You can call them, they are very nice and for bonus points you can also ask them about any questions you have regarding grammar rules and how you would correctly use them in you specific context

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[–] Sasquatch@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The first time I read the word "undetermined" was in Percy Jackson. I assumed it had some greek pronounciation to it. At some point I must have had to read it out loud in front of the class.

I pronounced it un-debtor-mind

Traumatic moment for preteen me

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i pronounced "Ascendancy" with a dance in the middle and "Achievement" with a sound like a hissing cat instead of "chief".

I know better now, but i caused some laughs.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (5 children)

For me, this was Ganymede.

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[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Me listening to audiobooks, "he winded his way up the path". I always say winded like winding a spool of thread, but hear it told like deprived of air from the narrators...

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

That doesn't sound correct. If you're talking about breath, I would say "He became winded on his way up the path" or something like that. If you're talking about traveling, I would say "He wound his way up the path."

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[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Insert me saying C-hash to a programmer friend and promptly being roasted for the rest of the evening.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 6 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Sharp is a pretty dumb name for that symbol imo

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No I will pronounce Latin with guterization so bad it'd make a Catholic priest have an aneurysm. Worst part is it actually sounds close to classical Latin or so I've been told.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean, even if you're too lazy to pull out a dictionary, you can search online how to pronounce words.

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[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Calliope

Hegemony

Vitiligo

These are a few of my recent ones.

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