The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up11.26Karrow-down19
arrow-up11.25Karrow-down1imageI respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen writtenlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square166fedilink
minus-squareNauticalNoodlelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 months agoAn-tea-queues And rather ironically: Kway instead of Queue --8th grade substitute teacher caught me on that one while reading aloud.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-22 months agoHa - and yet “quay” can be pronounced as “kway”, or “kay” or “key” - and mean the same thing - depending on context. Mostly if it’s part of a name, and who named it. Also sometimes it’s spelled “key” instead.
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And rather ironically:
Kway instead of Queue --8th grade substitute teacher caught me on that one while reading aloud.
Ha - and yet “quay” can be pronounced as “kway”, or “kay” or “key” - and mean the same thing - depending on context. Mostly if it’s part of a name, and who named it.
Also sometimes it’s spelled “key” instead.