the worst one is "reconnoiter"
vana vlqc @__vlqc
4 Jun 2022
americans need to decide once and for all whether im supposed to pronounce french words correctly or not when im speaking american
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Replying to @ManishEarth
Or Spanish-origin street names in the SF Bay Area, which need to be learned individually AFAICT.

Jun 4, 2022 · 2:18 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron
the worst is the city of Vallejo, where you switch to spanish pronunciation halfway through the word
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Replying to @davidbaron @ManishEarth
There's a neighborhood/township thing out here in this Portland ex-urb called "Aloha". Reader, the 'h' in this "Aloha" is silent.
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