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minus-square@Albbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish37•24 days agoI used to pronounce Persephone like Saxophone (Purse-a-phone) until I played Hades.
minus-square@CoolMatt@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-223 days agoI called the Progressive Metal band of the same name like that for like 5 years until I told a friend about them and they did the “hahaha… Wait, what did you call them?” and right then and there my life changed
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish2•22 days agoSax-o-phie, wow it’s completely unrecognizable as the same word. Who needs consistent pronunciation rules anyway?
I used to pronounce Persephone like Saxophone (Purse-a-phone) until I played Hades.
Hayds
I called the Progressive Metal band of the same name like that for like 5 years until I told a friend about them and they did the “hahaha… Wait, what did you call them?” and right then and there my life changed
Sax-o-phie, wow it’s completely unrecognizable as the same word.
Who needs consistent pronunciation rules anyway?