wombat [none/use name] to the_dunk_tank • 4 months agoBiden is unpopular? Must be TikTok brainwashing our youth with Hamas propagandaexternal-linkmessage-square37 fedilinkarrow-up192
arrow-up192external-linkBiden is unpopular? Must be TikTok brainwashing our youth with Hamas propagandawombat [none/use name] to the_dunk_tank • 4 months agomessage-square37 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareradio_free_asgarthr [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear26·4 months agoSorry, but my immediate question is why is there an umlaut in reëlection? link
minus-squareWater Bowl Slime@lemmygrad.mlhexbear26·4 months agoIt's a dieresis and it marks that you should pronounce a vowel separately. Like how naïve is pronounced like nigh-eve instead of knave. Very, very douchey to use it on normal words though linkfedilink
minus-squareadultswim_antifa [he/him]hexbear26·4 months agoIt's technically a valid spelling of reelection and the New Yorker does this with other words as well. I think it's pretentious. link
minus-squareFlyberius [comrade/them]hexbear10·4 months agoI just think it's hilarious that their readership needs to be reminded how to pronounce reelection. link
minus-squareilyenkov [she/her, they/them]hexbear17·4 months agoThey used to do that with repeat vowels for a bit like 100 years ago (like coöperation), and for some reason these people are still at it link
minus-squareMaoo [none/use name]hexbear16·4 months agoTo give a certain kind of liberal arts major a feeling of legitimacy that is otherwise sorely lacking. link
Sorry, but my immediate question is why is there an umlaut in reëlection?
It's a dieresis and it marks that you should pronounce a vowel separately. Like how naïve is pronounced like nigh-eve instead of knave. Very, very douchey to use it on normal words though
It's technically a valid spelling of reelection and the New Yorker does this with other words as well. I think it's pretentious.
I just think it's hilarious that their readership needs to be reminded how to pronounce reelection.
They used to do that with repeat vowels for a bit like 100 years ago (like coöperation), and for some reason these people are still at it
To give a certain kind of liberal arts major a feeling of legitimacy that is otherwise sorely lacking.
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