oregoncom [he/him]Banned to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agoFreudian slip. He really wanted to say another word instead of "wiggers"imagemessage-square22 linkfedilinkarrow-up169
arrow-up169imageFreudian slip. He really wanted to say another word instead of "wiggers"oregoncom [he/him]Banned to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agomessage-square22 Commentslinkfedilink
minus-squarecasskaydee [she/her]hexbear1·2 years ago So your point is basically that /uj/ is to your ears closer to /wi/ than to /oj/? Pretty much yeah. For the same reason the French "oui" sounds like "wee" to Anglophones and is usually reproduced that way to them. link
minus-squareErika3sis [she/her, xe/xem]hexbear1·2 years agoFrench 'oui' literally is pronounced /wi/, though. That's what any French dictionary will tell you. Do you say 'muy bueno' as 'mwee bwennow' too? link
Pretty much yeah. For the same reason the French "oui" sounds like "wee" to Anglophones and is usually reproduced that way to them.
French 'oui' literally is pronounced /wi/, though. That's what any French dictionary will tell you.
Do you say 'muy bueno' as 'mwee bwennow' too?