did we already vote on how to pronounce wafrn? On bsky I never got it established to pronounce it 'biski' like 'biscuit'

I am currently pronouncing it whafern (wha like what) and the e like in tumbler. But I am very open for more suggestions :D

Hey #linguist types...

I don't know exactly how to explain this, but is there a thing where the (I don't know what it is called} the sound at the end of some consonants, especially the letter "T" is being softened or is disappearing?

For example, I hear people (somewhat more frequently in the UK, but also in the US) pronouncing a word like "cotton" more like "caugh-en." Maybe I haven't explained myself clearly, but if you have an idea and a better way to describe this and whether it is a real, new thing, I would appreciate hearing!

#linguistics #pronounciation

People who live in #VictoriaBC or #Saanich, how do you pronounce "Boleskine Road"?

People from elsewhere (especially Scotland) feel free to reply but please don't vote. This is about the road connecting Harriet Road to Saanich Road near the border between Victoria and Saanich. It is not about the area along the shore of Loch Ness even if that's what the road is named after.

#yyj #pronounciation #linguistics

The Evolution of Classical Chinese Characters and their Pronunciation in Mandarin.
古漢字字形演變及其官話讀音。
https://youtu.be/EbxohNCoJHM?si=M4jpuPvIpvtJ03kO
Having noticed someone inquiring about classical Chinese bronze inscription characters on Facebook, I therefore recorded a video to illustrate them.
適見Facebook有客詢商周金文，吾遂錄像以闡之。

#chinese #character #characters #classical #ancient #mandarin #pronounce #pronounciation #script #evolution #illustration #illustrate #explain #describing #clarify #elucidate #中文 #漢語 #漢字 #古漢字 #金文 #字形 #演變 #font #fonts

Of course, everyone knows that the word "Ghoti" is actually pronounced /fɪʃ/ just like "Fish"...
You don't? Please have a look at its dedicated Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti

#ghoti #pronounciation #fish #wikipedia #english

Latin in bug names frequently throws me, but there are many others.

#language #pronounciation #fail #booksmarts

Words We Think We Know, but Can’t Pronounce: The Curse of the Avid Reader https://getpocket.com/explore/item/words-we-think-we-know-but-can-t-pronounce-the-curse-of-the-avid-reader

"Why is The Great Vowel Shift also called the Great Vowel Movement?"

"Oh, that's because English took a huge dump on its own pronunciation."

#GreatVowelShift #GreatVowelMovement #EnglishLanguage #dump #pronounciation #BowelMovement

Nuclear.

Every time I hear someone say "new-cyoo-ler" the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.

New-clee-err. Is it that hard??

#nuclear #pronounciation