The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agoI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up11.3Karrow-down111
arrow-up11.29Karrow-down1imageI 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-24 months agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoMe as a small children: I’ll PRE-FACE this by saying… Family: wait, what?? I did not feel honorable…
minus-squarevolodya_ilich@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoMe as a grown-ass Spaniard right now: wait, it’s not pre-face? Is it pre-fis?
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoJust make it clear that it’s a short e like in preference and a soft s.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoIt is. And yet, we’re both still correct. Somehow…
minus-squareCaptainBlagbird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoSame with pre-dator for me xD
Me as a small children: I’ll PRE-FACE this by saying…
Family: wait, what??
I did not feel honorable…
Me as a grown-ass Spaniard right now: wait, it’s not pre-face? Is it pre-fis?
Pref-is
Damn, thank you
Just make it clear that it’s a short e like in preference and a soft s.
It is. And yet, we’re both still correct. Somehow…
Same with pre-dator for me xD