[ SECRET POST #2315 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2315 ⌋

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esl pronunciation help!

[(Anonymous)]

so, how do you pronounce "subtly", "subtle", etc.? I keep hearing recordings online and it just doesn't sound like the spelling makes it seem like it should sound like

like, do you flip around the t and the b to pronounce it or what

help fs :(

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[(Anonymous)]

Ignore the b. The b doesn't b-long. :)

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[dimestoresaint]

The 'b' is silent. I've always heard it pronounced "suttle."

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[(Anonymous)]

Trust the recordings. "Just doesn't sound like the spelling makes it seem like it should sound like" is something that English does annoyingly often.

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[(Anonymous)]

"Suttle"/"suddle" (English isn't big on enunciating hard "t" sounds 99% of the time)

It's a French-derived pronunciation using a Latin-derived spelling because it's English and fuck logic.

For future reference, dictionary.com uses a colloquial pronunciation guide (instead of IPA), which might help for other confusing words we have c:

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[(Anonymous)]

because it's English and fuck logic

I think I need that on a T-shirt. :)

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[tasogare_n_hime]

Me too.

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[(Anonymous)]

As I like to say, the French put the "b" in "subtle."

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[(Anonymous)]

Except that in French we pronounce the b! Because French, that's why.

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[(Anonymous)]

The "b" is... subtle.

Re: esl pronunciation help!

[tabaqui]

+1

same anon

[(Anonymous)]

wow, that was quick

thanks for the help, you all! :D

(I'll bookmark that site, thanks!)