nifty to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoCan you say shibbolethlemmy.worldimagemessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up1970arrow-down114
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minus-squareFreshLightlinkfedilinkEnglish12•1 year agoIf anyone’s wondering and since it’s not clarified here… Epitome is pronounced like this: ||UK|US| |phonetic|/ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/|/ɪˈpɪt̬.ə.mi/| |non-phonetic|epittomee|epiddomee|
minus-squareVaultBoyNewVegaslinkfedilinkEnglish11•1 year agoI’ve been an avid reader since I was 6/7 and I hate reading dictionary listings with phonetic spellings as ironically they only make it harder for me to know how to pronounce a word. I’m also a native speaker.
minus-square@minibyte@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoI can’t believe you don’t remember what an upside down e sounds like.
If anyone’s wondering and since it’s not clarified here…
Epitome is pronounced like this: ||UK|US| |phonetic|/ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/|/ɪˈpɪt̬.ə.mi/| |non-phonetic|epittomee|epiddomee|
I’ve been an avid reader since I was 6/7 and I hate reading dictionary listings with phonetic spellings as ironically they only make it harder for me to know how to pronounce a word. I’m also a native speaker.
Learning the IPA is quite good in that case
I can’t believe you don’t remember what an upside down e sounds like.