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re: Everybody knows that Alex is not pronounced “alec” right?
Posted on 3/8/24 at 8:34 pm to TackySweater
Posted on 3/8/24 at 8:34 pm to TackySweater
proper names are proper names. you can spell it Alex and pronounce it dumptruck, that is how proper names work.
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Posted on 3/8/24 at 8:35 pm to jamarr
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you can spell it Alex and pronounce it dumptruck, that is how proper names work.
No lol. That’s not how it works
Posted on 3/8/24 at 9:46 pm to jamarr
Dumptruck sounds exactly like Alex to me
Posted on 3/8/24 at 10:35 pm to jamarr
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proper names are proper names. you can spell it Alex and pronounce it dumptruck, that is how proper names work.
Sorry, that's not how language works. If you're pronouncing it in a way that is not an option with the letters you chose, you can't expect the world to learn your new alphabet.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 11:15 am to jamarr
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proper names are proper names. you can spell it Alex and pronounce it dumptruck, that is how proper names work.
It’s pronounced “SHY-thead”
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