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So funny how the 'You're in America, speak English' crowd can't even pronounce Zohran's name even though it's literally pronounced like it's spelled (hexbear.net)
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When English is your only language and you can't even get that right, maybe who's running for mayor shouldn't be your biggest concern. Try mastering your ABCs first and then we can move beyond sesame street level issues.

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[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anglos managed to stumble into Chinese/Japanese "how this character is pronounced" problem, despite using alphabetical writing!

[–] huf@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

YES!

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

Let's hope they will adopt furigana.