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tshaddox
7 months ago
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Why English doesn't use accents
The best one I've heard was from an extremely bright and well-read friend of mine in high school who once pronounced "formaldehyde" like "formal dee-hide" with emphasis on the "dee" syllable.
sotix
7 months ago
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Well maybe they were just from rural Texas!
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