<![CDATA[prolly true]]>RE: https://toot.community/@yvanspijk/116590037923947116

prolly true

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/adb15cc2-331a-40c2-ba05-7f7c5ff49c18/prolly-trueRSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 07:12:06 GMTMon, 18 May 2026 07:02:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to prolly true on Mon, 18 May 2026 18:26:21 GMT]]>@SquirrelwithaninvisibleW I used to try to say par-leeah-ment instead of par-le-ment. Used to hear that back in the day. But my dictionary says par-le-ment is right. 🤷‍♀️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/Gaolaitch/statuses/116596983818618798https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/Gaolaitch/statuses/116596983818618798Mon, 18 May 2026 18:26:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to prolly true on Mon, 18 May 2026 16:05:53 GMT]]>@SquirrelwithaninvisibleW I think lingual laziness, probably. I probably do similar things but not that one.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/Gaolaitch/statuses/116596431502654772https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/Gaolaitch/statuses/116596431502654772Mon, 18 May 2026 16:05:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to prolly true on Mon, 18 May 2026 16:03:50 GMT]]>@Gaolaitch Can anything explain why some people (notably journalists and politicians who should know better) pronounce ‘secretary’ as ‘seh-cue-terry’?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116472159933567688/statuses/116596423421302267https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116472159933567688/statuses/116596423421302267Mon, 18 May 2026 16:03:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to prolly true on Mon, 18 May 2026 09:01:43 GMT]]>@Gaolaitch
Reminds me of a conversation I had with someone from (IIRC) Boston USA, who observed the he and I pronounced “Interesting problem” with the same number of syllables, but not the same in each word. I said “Int’resting problem” whereas he said “Inneresting praalm”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hostux.social/users/jonfairbairn/statuses/116594763593119800https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hostux.social/users/jonfairbairn/statuses/116594763593119800Mon, 18 May 2026 09:01:43 GMT