deranger@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 12 days agophonetic alphabetsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imagephonetic alphabetsh.itjust.worksderanger@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square138linkfedilink
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-211 days agoBidet is puzzling enough. Then there’s modern portmanteaus like bussy and NATO PA soundalikes like bike. And words with stress on other syllables that make the B less distinct, especially evil ones are before and benign for sounding like B4 and B9.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days agoOoh, I like before and benign because at first there doesn’t seem to be anything tricky going on there.
Bidet is puzzling enough. Then there’s modern portmanteaus like bussy and NATO PA soundalikes like bike. And words with stress on other syllables that make the B less distinct, especially evil ones are before and benign for sounding like B4 and B9.
Ooh, I like before and benign because at first there doesn’t seem to be anything tricky going on there.