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Goddamnit, I always misspell it. Interesting; had never read about the origin of the term.
by tenaciousDaniel 8y ago
Goddamnit, I always misspell it. Interesting; had never read about the origin of the term.
- stochastic_monk 8y agoIf it helps for the future, it's pronounced "mayuh coolpuh", so the e makes the "ay" sound.
- jdmichal 8y agoThe IPA is /me.a kul.pa/. So that's a reasonable approximation. The vowels are off. If you know Spanish pronunciation, it's exactly the same for this word. Specifically, The E sound is actually the single-vowel /e/, not the diphthong /aɪ/. The "uh" in both words is closer to "ah".
- poopchute 8y agoThe latin way to say "my bad"
- tannhaeuser 8y agoUt desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.
- dang 8y agoI fixed it for you. If you want it changed back, let me know.