Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square215fedilink
minus-squarerainynight65@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agosew Pronounced exactly the same as sow, if you mean the right sow and not the other sow, which is spelled the same but pronounced differently.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoin my accent (southern uk) they’re different /səʊ/ vs /saʊ/
minus-squareshastaxc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoRight, those are the two pronunciations of sow.
sew
Pronounced exactly the same as sow, if you mean the right sow and not the other sow, which is spelled the same but pronounced differently.
in my accent (southern uk) they’re different
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Right, those are the two pronunciations of sow.