The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agoI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agomessage-square170fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareDLSantini@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoThis was me as a 7 year-old, reading The Hobbit and LotR. 33 years, and many rereads later, I still pronounce Gollum as golem and Smaug as smog.
minus-squareArrkk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoIt’s /smawg/, it should sort of feel like the name doesn’t fit me your mouth properly, English phonotactics doesn’t allow for gliding from W to G without a vowel in between.
This was me as a 7 year-old, reading The Hobbit and LotR. 33 years, and many rereads later, I still pronounce Gollum as golem and Smaug as smog.
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It’s /smawg/, it should sort of feel like the name doesn’t fit me your mouth properly, English phonotactics doesn’t allow for gliding from W to G without a vowel in between.