Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agoStat of the daysh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageStat of the daysh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squarefaltryka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoThis is a common mistake for many native English speakers and highlights the different challenges in speaking a language and writing a language. In many regions of the US for example, “than” and “then” are often pronounced exactly the same.
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoMaybe Americans should quit teaching their children dialects that damage their ability to spell.
minus-squarefaltryka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoThat’s not really how language… or humans… or culture… work.
minus-squareerusuoyera@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoYou from New Zealand? Look in the mirror and say “can’t”.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 months agoIsn’t that a term of endearment over there though? I would have suggested the word “deck”
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m--3_c5pAs
minus-squareazertyfun@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoThən məybe Englәsh shəld əwn əp to its dəsrəspəct fər vəwəls.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoIf we’re doing that we should probably just go full runic
minus-squaretostiman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoTIL there is a difference in pronounciation between those two. I’m not even American!
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agodepends on the accent.
minus-squarefaltryka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoThere are many different accents across the US. Some of them very much pronounce the word “than” like others pronounce the word “then”.
This is a common mistake for many native English speakers and highlights the different challenges in speaking a language and writing a language.
In many regions of the US for example, “than” and “then” are often pronounced exactly the same.
Maybe Americans should quit teaching their children dialects that damage their ability to spell.
That’s not really how language… or humans… or culture… work.
You from New Zealand? Look in the mirror and say “can’t”.
Or “huge deck”
Isn’t that a term of endearment over there though? I would have suggested the word “deck”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m--3_c5pAs
Thən məybe Englәsh shəld əwn əp to its dəsrəspəct fər vəwəls.
әәәәәәә, nә?
That’s a lot of schwas!
If we’re doing that we should probably just go full runic
TIL there is a difference in pronounciation between those two. I’m not even American!
depends on the accent.
There are many different accents across the US.
Some of them very much pronounce the word “than” like others pronounce the word “then”.