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xkcd #2907: Schwa (imgs.xkcd.com)

https://xkcd.com/2907

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Doug's cousin, the one from London, runs a Bumble love cult.

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[-] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 29 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

They're all using only the 'uh' sound for every non-silent vowel in each word.

That 'uh' sound is apparently called the schwa in linguistics.

(edit: clarified after i had already hit the post button)

this post was submitted on 16 Mar 2024
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