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Oh man the various English' pronunciashuns ...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SfhKldRKmo8
There were so many that bothered me but now, when called out, I can only think of a few...
Lingerie
Miscellaneous
Subpoena
Lawngeray definitely makes it less appealing.
Easy: Bologna
What do you mean? It's already written the closest to pronunciation, there's no Ε sound in English really, perhaps knee is the only example
Keesh
Skwirl because now one knows how to spell squirrel.thank you auto-correct.
Iβm honestly amazed βalotβ hasnβt been made an acceptable spelling of βa lotβ by now.
I'd spell cache as cache so Australians know it's pronounced like "cash" not like "kaysch".
Lincoln
Pneumonia
OOF Pneumonia.
Like, what a cursed word. How would you even spell that? Nuhmownyuh?