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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't take it too seriously. It justs shows how unpredictable English can me. Sure, never starts a word but it's still difficult for non natives to know the pronunciation sometimes. Women is a special case, nothing to know from context and there is nothing special about ti, I give you that.

[–] benderbeerman@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

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