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minus-squareShurimal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up61arrow-down2·1 year ago“Xitter”. It pronounces almost like “Shitter”.
minus-squareBustinJiber@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down2·1 year ago“X” letter is pronounced as “shh” sound in China for example Liu Cixin, the Chinese author of Three Body Problem, his last name supposed to be spelled “Cishin”. So there is precedent.
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoI also use this but I recently spelled it “Xhitter” and I think that might sell the pronunciation even better.
“Xitter”. It pronounces almost like “Shitter”.
“X” letter is pronounced as “shh” sound in China for example Liu Cixin, the Chinese author of Three Body Problem, his last name supposed to be spelled “Cishin”. So there is precedent.
I call it excrement.
That’s a shit poem.
Where’s the excrement ode!?
I also use this but I recently spelled it “Xhitter” and I think that might sell the pronunciation even better.