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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

GH as in NIGHT

O as in PEOPLE

T as in LISTEN

I as in calm

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

(l)?

(From ˈkälm. But some regional accents do leave out the "l" ...)

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks, I didn't know that the L isn't always silent. According to wiktionary, this seams to be a US vs UK thing and were I live and went to school, British English is taught as a second language.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 10 months ago