The best examples that come to mind are when ordering food. As examples:

• You speak English and Spanish and are ordering a burrito
• You speak Thai and English and are ordering Tom Yum

I imagine it could depend on numerous things:
• You primary language or ethnicity
• What sort of restaurant
• Who you’re dining with
• Who you’re ordering from
• and probably a lot more…

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    23 days ago

    I personally find it way more cringe if I pronounce the rest of the sentence with a strong American accent though, so my friends can call me cringe and I’m okay with it

    But why do you get an American accent when you pronounce “Microsoft” like a German who speaks English with a German accent? “ai” and sharp s are common sounds in German.

    • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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      23 days ago

      My brain just gets confused, and it automatically switches. I’d like to be able to go back and forth easily, but I can’t. It might come in time, but for now I just stick with the pronunciation that leads from the spelling and standard German pronunciation rules (somewhat tailored to the local dialect)