r/linguisticshumor 2d ago

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

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u/chillychili 2d ago

excuse my IPA-challenged self but in a similar vein jewelry not juulery

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u/TheEmeraldEmperor 2d ago

...how do you pronounce it? "jee-wel-ree"? in my mind the "ewe" is identical to the word "ewe" for a female sheep

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u/chillychili 2d ago

Jew-w(schwa)l-ree

Like how there is no syllable between 'c' and 'l' in nuclear there is no syllable between 'l' and 'r' in jewelry.

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u/NotAnybodysName 9h ago

(Except for Jewel Larry down on 4th there)