catch22@programming.dev to Languages and Linguistics | Polyglots, Language Learners and Linguists!@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhy English Is So Hard To Learni0.wp.comimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down114
arrow-up1141arrow-down1imageWhy English Is So Hard To Learni0.wp.comcatch22@programming.dev to Languages and Linguistics | Polyglots, Language Learners and Linguists!@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squarepanbroggi@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWell some of them are, like Polish and polish. I agree that different pronounciation is pretty exclusive, though.
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI’m pretty sure they’re all heteronyms in spoken English and make sense only if you use two pronunciations of the duplicated word.
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIn my accent Polish/polish are pronounced differently. In what accent are they the same?
Well some of them are, like Polish and polish. I agree that different pronounciation is pretty exclusive, though.
I’m pretty sure they’re all heteronyms in spoken English and make sense only if you use two pronunciations of the duplicated word.
In my accent Polish/polish are pronounced differently. In what accent are they the same?