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Your day can't continue until you confirm it yourself (startrek.website)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Pronouncing the letter, or saying the letter's name?

I get three for the former, and four for the latter.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

The latter

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Pronouncing the letter, or saying the letter's name?

A, George B, Hollis

But seriously, what?

Pronouncing the letter - Ay, bee, cee

Saying the letters name???

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

The letter "B" is not pronounced "bee", that is how you pronounce the name of the letter. It makes a "buh" sound.

The important one is "W" because if you name the letter, "double yew" your lips will touch. If you pronounce the letter, "wuh wuh," then your lips do not touch.

The other letters are M and P, and your lips touch both saying the name and making the sound the letter represents.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wuh what sound do you think "W" makes?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

/w/

as opposed to /dəbl'yju:/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ohh how it's pronounced in words!

If you pronounce the letter, "wuh wuh," then your lips do not touch.

Your lips don't touch making w in wuh?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

In the middle? No, but if we're including touching at the corners, then O, U, F, V, G, J, Q, and Y all join the party.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

W has a 'b' sound in the name, but doesn't when used in a word.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Saying their name I get zero.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Say "B, M, P" without closing your mouth.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They're named Eric what did you name yours?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I didn't rename them. They have names. B, M, and P.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Whatever floats your oat