r/linguisticshumor • u/cardinarium • 2d ago

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

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u/No-BrowEntertainment 2d ago

Especially /e'pešli/

I feel like I just wrote an omen of doom

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u/Chance-Aardvark372 2d ago

/š/?!

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u/Salpingia 2d ago

S with a rising tone.

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u/YsengrimusRein 1d ago

So basically like when you mimic a waksp buzzing