Aria 🏳️⚧️🇧🇩 [she] to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@hexbear.net · edit-23 months ago...so apparently the sharks are pronounced like "Blow-High". I've always pronounced them like "Blah-Hajj", from how they are spelled lmaoimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down12
arrow-up198arrow-down1image...so apparently the sharks are pronounced like "Blow-High". I've always pronounced them like "Blah-Hajj", from how they are spelled lmaoAria 🏳️⚧️🇧🇩 [she] to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@hexbear.net · edit-23 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareXavienthlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoThis makes no sense to non Swedish speakers because in English tj never makes a sh sound. So yes, k can be hard (k) or soft (sh)
minus-squareHuldra [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoOh yeah thats good to point out lol. It’s actually one of the things that’s never quite left my accent, I chronically pronounce words starting with ch- using the sh-/tj- sound instead. Which is unfortunate given the increased frequency of the word “chat” in recent years.
minus-square∞ 🏳️⚧️Edie [it/its, she/her, fae/faer, love/loves, ze/hir, des/pair, none/use name, undecided]@hexbear.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoShat is this real?
This makes no sense to non Swedish speakers because in English tj never makes a sh sound. So yes, k can be hard (k) or soft (sh)
Oh yeah thats good to point out lol.
It’s actually one of the things that’s never quite left my accent, I chronically pronounce words starting with ch- using the sh-/tj- sound instead.
Which is unfortunate given the increased frequency of the word “chat” in recent years.
Shat is this real?