• Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    It's officially spelled きゅうがつ but read as if it was くがつ. That's because Japanese being phonetic and a-tonal is a dirty lie.

    But hey, English speakers shouldn't be complaining about other languages being inconsistent and non-phonetic. I mean shit, just the word "phonetic" is a great example. Why the fuck isn't it spelled "fonetic" or pronounced "puh-hon-etic"?.

    Fucking languages man.

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      If they choose to have one spelling in their little app they should probably stick to how it's pronounced since there is no space to explain these nuances