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The variability in pronunciation is a blessing in disguise. How else would one distinguish between 'a row' and 'a row', or tell 'a sow' from 'to sow'? The Amer
by Koshkin 3y ago
The variability in pronunciation is a blessing in disguise. How else would one distinguish between 'a row' and 'a row', or tell 'a sow' from 'to sow'?
The American English is an infinite source of pride for me, because of how different it is from other related languages. Where everyone else is using 'ss' to stress the need for the sound 's', we proudly say 'z' when we see 'ss'. Scissors: 'sizerz'! I even hear 'azum' (assume) once in a while.
- callmeal 3y ago>How else would one distinguish between 'a row' and 'a row', or tell 'a sow' from 'to sow'? You have different words for those meanings?
- fragmede 3y agorow: a line of items (vs column) row: a fight bonus (to) row: verb meaning to propel a boat with oar(s) (a) sow: female pig (to) sow: scattering seeds for planting bonus (a) sow: block of metal ingot
- ahoka 3y agoYou guys get it all wrong: it’s not that different words are pronounced the same, but some words sound like each other, but written differently.