‘Choose’ rhymes with ‘lose’? I mean c’mon, someone did that shit on purpose 👀

    • Eiri@lemmy.ca
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      3 hours ago

      Ooh wow you’re right.

      Close to me is “closs”

      Close the door is “cloz”

      I never noticed

      • teft@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        I’ve had to train my ear because I learned to speak spanish so I notice these things with my friends who are learning english.

        The one that broke my mind the other day is that the D in drink is pronounced like a J. My friend was practicing his D sounds and came up with that out of the blue.

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          55 minutes ago

          Hmm, it is similar to a J, and may become the same depending on the speaker, but not necessarily exactly the same

          • teft@lemmy.world
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            21 minutes ago

            According to the international phonetic alphabet they’re the same sound.

            Here is the IPA for drink: dɹɪŋk

            Here is the IPA for jury: d͡ʒʊɹi

            Mainly it’s noticeable for spanish speakers because the spanish D is pronounced closer to the english th or is unvoiced depending on where it is in a word.