I’m picking “Colonel” needs to be respelled to match how it’s pronounced.

Try to pick a word no one else has picked. What word are you respelling?

    • ericbomb@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      My poor GF knows English as a second language and was very embarrassed when I pointed out the L was silent, because she had been saying it that way her entire life.

      But mostly to her parents who also speak Spanish, so mostly she was embarrassed that I had to tell her XD In Spanish you pronounce the L, so she didn’t even consider that the L was silent in English (Because why would it be).

        • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          Because without it, It would need to be replaced with another m to sound the same. Otherwise it would sound like same-on