oregoncom [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 11 months agoFreudian slip. He really wanted to say another word instead of "wiggers"imagemessage-square23 fedilinkarrow-up169
arrow-up169imageFreudian slip. He really wanted to say another word instead of "wiggers"oregoncom [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 11 months agomessage-square23 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarecasskaydee [she/her]hexbear1·8 months 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]hexbear1·8 months 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?