You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick?
You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick?
I'm picking "Colonel" needs to be respelled to match how it's pronounced.
Try to pick a word no one else has picked. What word are you respelling?
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Easy: Bologna
11 3 ReplyWhat do you mean? It's already written the closest to pronunciation, there's no ń sound in English really, perhaps knee is the only example
9 0 ReplyI'm guessing they think it's pronounced balony
12 0 ReplyHow so?
3 0 ReplyThat's what people call it in my country. I dk why now that I think about it? Is it slang?
5 0 ReplyI read it as bol-on-ya. I've heard boloney before but didn't know that was the spelling. This thread is throwing up all sorts of learning for me :)
5 0 ReplyHere is what I found:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-is-baloney-spelled-bologna_n_5bd88319e4b07427610be221
4 0 ReplyWell that is a fascinating read. Thanks!
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BECAUSE OSCAR MEYER HAS A WAY WITH B-O-L-O-G-N-A
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Belownya
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