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[–] EdanGrey@sh.itjust.works 52 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Is this a pronunciation thing? Those words are not homophones where I am

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 33 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Most everyone I know would pronounce them the same. The Pacific northwest hates pronouncing the letter 't', either turning it into a 'd' sound, slurring past it, or at the end of words dropping it entirely

[–] gregor@gregtech.eu 27 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

How to sound American tutorial

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Nah, we pronunce them very differently here in the midwest. They sound as different as matter and madder.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 3 points 3 weeks ago

Interesting... I'm from NJ and there's no audible difference between ladder and latter here, nor between madder and matter. However, my parents are both from different parts of NJ than where I was raised, and they do pronounce them differently!

[–] droans@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm also in the Midwest (Indiana) and have the opposite experience.

They might not be perfect homophones but you're rarely using a full hard T sound. Usually something between a d and t sound.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

A bit, yeah.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm from the PNW. I do pronounce the T sound in latter. I also put more emphasis on the first syllable than I do when pronouncing ladder.

[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Same in the northeast

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm from NJ and there's no audible difference between ladder and latter here. Both have a D sound.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Americans pronounce Ts as Ds

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

Once had some twat laugh at me for the way I pronounced "waddur boddle"

[–] FatTony@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Could someone explain? I'm too homophobic for this.

[–] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

You need to use the FOMO phone. It's in the lader

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Those don't sound like homophones unless you're from Bwoooaastaaan. 🤣🤣

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

I've never been to Boston, but been to a few major cities in north America and everywhere I've been would pronounce these the same.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm from NJ and they sound the exact same here.

[–] ieightpi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Okay so maybe not homophones but if there was a blaring fire behind you, you mind mishear the person below. It's still funny.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

When someone asks you from the other room if you want something, do not say "yeah". Say only "yes" or "no". Yeah can be indistinguishable from nah.

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Murder most foul!

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I swear ta god I once read a story about this guy, around the time of Turing and Bletchley Park, who was an expert parachutist. His boss had a 4th floor office. And every time this parachutist left his boss' office, he'd just jump out the 4th floor window because even without a parachute, he knew how to land without hurting himself.

(I'm not intentionally making this up, but unfortunately I can't find any references online to it....)

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You can't just jump from 4th floor and be fine because "you know how to land", it will absolutely fuck you up.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

I believe you. That's why I keep trying to find the story, my memory must have got some detail wrong and I'm wondering what detail it was. Maybe he used a zip line or something.

[–] GeorgimusPrime@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

This ishomophonobia, plain and simple

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Funny, one of the connections categories for today was homophones.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Did you have to work today or do you do daily puzzles outside of office hours?

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oh deer, this brakes my heart. May his sole rest in piece in the sweet buy and buy.