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Let's meet those headlines (mander.xyz)

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[-] Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug@lemmy.world 96 points 10 months ago

Consider the following

Saxophone - Persephone

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

Sax-oh-fo-nay

[-] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 10 months ago

Huh, the way I say Persephone (per-seh-fuh-knee), Saxophone would be pronounced sax-aw-fuh-knee or maybe sax-oh-phony (the way I say saxophone normally in my accent is sacks-uh-phone)

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[-] nomecks@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Michael Bublé - Google

[-] BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Canoes - Volcanoes

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[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 78 points 10 months ago

This reminded me I play an online game with a guy who signs in as Testicles, the Greek philosopher.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Ah yes, I for one live by the Testiclecratic Oath.

[-] skulblaka@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago

My partner recently bought me a stuffed cat that has giant balls. It's hilarious, long story. Anyway I've named him Bophades.

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Bophades

I'm familiar with the legend, yes.

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 73 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Can someone help me out and tell me how they would be pronounced?

I think I got par-teh-cleese.

Moe-leck-you-leese?

[-] jettrscga@lemmy.world 44 points 10 months ago

What you wrote looks right to me.

[-] DroneRights@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago

Mol-eh-cue-lees

Par-tik-lees

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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Moe-leh-cleese, to make it more like Hercules = Heracles in Greek.

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[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 10 months ago

Just like tentacles and obstacles!

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago

And testicles!

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago

The mighty Testacles, completely immune to any type of scrotal discomfort (like a true manwhore).

[-] Jerb322@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Archenemy, Patella the mighty.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/Testikles

[-] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 5 points 10 months ago

Socratal*

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[-] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

I would also like entomologists to pronounce the insect orders properly. That 'p'? It belongs to the '-ter'. It's 'pter', for wing. As in 'coleo-ptera', the 'shield wing', not 'col-e-OP-tera'. Or 'neuro-ptera', the 'lace-wing', not 'neur-OP-tera'.

We actually put the accent on a syllable THAT DOESN'T FUCKING EXIST in the Greek.

Fucking nonsense.

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 10 months ago

Helico-pter

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[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago

Brain has been patched. I can't undo this now.

[-] Pogbom@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Lemme ruin 'testicles' for ya too.

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[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago

Poseidon's naughty child, Barnacles.

[-] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago

I petition that henceforth all words be pronounced in the spirit of Greek heroes

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 16 points 10 months ago

"My testicles itch."

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[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 10 months ago

All hail the great Johncles

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago

Particle man particle man

[-] KreekyBonez@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

when he's underwater does he get wet? or does the water get him, instead?

[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Nobody knows

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[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 10 months ago

What does "let's meet those headlines" mean?

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[-] Buxton800@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Also Thermo-meter rather than ther-mom-eter would be good

[-] variants@possumpat.io 6 points 10 months ago

Bi-cycle instead of bi-sickle or motor-sickle instead of motor-cycle

[-] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago

One instance where the german pronounciation actually makes sense

[-] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 10 months ago

I find this hilarious

Where do I sign?

[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I can't see my own post!

[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 17 points 10 months ago

Struck down by the gods.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 10 points 10 months ago

It's a ghost!

[-] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 10 months ago

Me neither

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 10 months ago

I will never not pronounce them that way now that I have seen this.

[-] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Reminds me of the fact that Helicopter is a compound noun of helico (spiral) and pter (wing).

[-] Nfamwap@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

So you're saying it's pronounced helicopter, and not helicopter?

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[-] jasondj@ttrpg.network 7 points 10 months ago

This really should be on change.org.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Yup, just as any other useless petition that does nothing lol

[-] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Incontinentia Buttocks

[-] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Romanian intensificare

[-] randomaside@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago

Uripades? Umendades?

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Got my vote

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