fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 26 days agoMy boss: You have to write now. Me:mander.xyzimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down15
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minus-squareburntbacon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·26 days ago5-6-5. Anyone who pronounces our in a single syllable should be run out of town.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·26 days agoThe standard pronunciation of “our” in most dialects of English is one syllable.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-226 days agoGood thing I don’t run. Either way, it ain’t a haiku. Edit: and if you’re counting “our” as two syllables but “aren’t” as only one, it’s time for self-reflection
5-6-5. Anyone who pronounces our in a single syllable should be run out of town.
The standard pronunciation of “our” in most dialects of English is one syllable.
Good thing I don’t run. Either way, it ain’t a haiku.
Edit: and if you’re counting “our” as two syllables but “aren’t” as only one, it’s time for self-reflection