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minus-squareMr. Satan@monyet.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 month agoJust looking at the word I would definetly read ir as fugu. Looking at the Wikipedia article, it says it’s pronounced fjug. Like what happened to the u and e.
minus-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoSame as what happened to “league”. Forget it, Jack - it’s Englishtown.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agoI’ma start saying leegu now, especially if it’s of legends.
minus-squareUnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 month agoIt’s usually an etymological thing. I know fugue in french is said similarly and I wouldn’t be surprised if fugue is a french loanword.
minus-squaree$tGyr#J2pqM8v@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month ago entomological Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. source: Wikipedia
minus-squareUnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThere corrected, good catch. Early morning posts are the worst.
Just looking at the word I would definetly read ir as fugu.
Looking at the Wikipedia article, it says it’s pronounced fjug. Like what happened to the u and e.
Same as what happened to “league”. Forget it, Jack - it’s Englishtown.
I’ma start saying leegu now, especially if it’s of legends.
It’s usually an etymological thing.
I know fugue in french is said similarly and I wouldn’t be surprised if fugue is a french loanword.
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. source: Wikipedia
There corrected, good catch. Early morning posts are the worst.