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minus-squareexoplanetary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoOne of my best instances of this was when I pronounced “ricochet” as “rich-oh-chett” (rhymes with Boba Fett) as a kid. Never gonna live that one down.
minus-squareDigestive_Biscuit@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIt wasn’t until I was about 20 when I realised I was saying militia wrong. I knew the correct pronunciation because it was always on the news. I just thought they were two different words.
minus-squareHadriscus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoanother french word… tbh ricoh-tchett sounds cool
One of my best instances of this was when I pronounced “ricochet” as “rich-oh-chett” (rhymes with Boba Fett) as a kid. Never gonna live that one down.
It wasn’t until I was about 20 when I realised I was saying militia wrong. I knew the correct pronunciation because it was always on the news. I just thought they were two different words.
another french word… tbh ricoh-tchett sounds cool