oregoncom [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 1 year agoFreudian slip. He really wanted to say another word instead of "wiggers"imagemessage-square22 fedilinkarrow-up169
arrow-up169imageFreudian slip. He really wanted to say another word instead of "wiggers"oregoncom [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 1 year agomessage-square22 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarecasskaydee [she/her]hexbear1·10 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]hexbear1·10 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?