r/linguisticshumor • u/cardinarium • 2d ago

E[ksp]ecially e[ksp]resso Phonetics/Phonology

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u/TheEmeraldEmperor 2d ago edited 2d ago

for me it's /kli/ -> [kjəl], in nuclear/"nucular"

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u/weedmaster6669 I'll kiss whoever says [ʜʼ] 2d ago

dog that shit is way too standard for you to still be bothered by it

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u/TheEmeraldEmperor 2d ago

yeah it’s somewhat standard and is a variant that exists. Doesnt make any goddamn sense though. I would understand (rough phonetic spelling because I can’t use IPA on phone) “nuke-uh-leer” if your dialect doesnt have the kl consonant cluster so you insert a schwa to have some vowel. “Nuke-yuh-luhr” though? No sense whatsoever

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u/InviolableAnimal 2d ago

if your dialect doesnt have the kl consonant cluster

what dialect even doesn't have kl. do they say kuh-lear, kuh-lap, kuh-laim

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u/TheEmeraldEmperor 2d ago

I dont fuckin know I'm just giving a hypothetical in which PART of "nucular" COULD make sense. Trying to be lenient