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Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a 20-year-old game (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (11 children)

It drives me crazy when Americans say "quix-ot-ic" instead of "kee-ho-tic". And "nitch" instead of "neesh" for "niche", and especially "foy-er" instead of "foy-yay" for "foyer".

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I agree that quixotic should be pronounced the Spanish way, but I can't find any evidence the standard pronunciation is uniquely American. I never hear people say "nitch" in the states, most are capable of saying "neesh". And foy-er/foy-yay is kinda interchangeable, I hear both, doesn't really bother me though.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago*

    You can easily find people misspelling it as "nitch", indicating their pronunciation like Pompei limericks. Mispronouncing "foyer" really accentuates the twang and drawl, it stands out significantly for me.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

    The one I can't stand as an American is nucular when they mean nuclear. Fucking read the damn word as it is spelled! I know that doesn't always work in English, but this is one of the ones that does! Just WHY‽‽‽

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (3 children)

    "noo-cu-ler" --> "nu-clear"
    "loo-tenant" --> "lef-tenant"

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (2 children)

    On the second one, we spell it Lieutenant not Leftenant the way the Brits do. That is possibly due to General Lafayette.

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