▲ 84 ▼ English as a second language learners: what words were really hard for you to pronounce? (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 10 months ago by RockySalad@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 155 comments fedilink hide all child comments If English wasn't your first language, maybe if you learned English later in life, were there any words that you had a really hard time learning how to pronounce? Do you think that had to do with the sounds made in your first language?
[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 23 points 10 months ago (2 children) Just wait till you try “Lieutenant” in Britain or Canada. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stray@pawb.social 6 points 10 months ago You can find "leftenant" as a normal spelling in older texts. No one is sure why. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 point 10 months ago right? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stray@pawb.social 6 points 10 months ago You can find "leftenant" as a normal spelling in older texts. No one is sure why. permalink fedilink source parent