Because english is just semi random noises
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Truer words were never spoken.
Most languages are, but english goes out of its way in being phonetically retarded
My favorite example is the word "yacht"
Ghoti
Gh (f) as in enough,
O (í) as in women,
TI (sh) as in motion
Pronounced: Fish
Make it "Ghoti" with GH as in enough
Thanks for the idea, will do!
Wait there are people who pronounce women with an i?
Yes? English is only my second language, but the way I hear it:
Woman: Whoman
Women: Wimin or Wimen
The latter is much shorter.
Huh, for me it's more like wuhmen vs wohman.
Am I the only one who pronounces them both with an I sound
Both with an O here.
Are the two obviously differentiated like that?
In most of the American English accents I’m familiar with, they’re pronounced “WI men” and “WŌ man.”
If I try to sound out using an I in both, the only way they sound different to me is if I move the accent to the final syllable, to mane it stand out. Something like “wi MEN” vs “wi MAN.”
If so, I’d love to hear where you’re from.
From Ohio, and they aren't differntiated at all I just pronounce them the same (although I was mistaken about which part of the word the meme was referencing, I still pronounce both with an o/u sound at the beginning)
I think the meme is referring to the first vowel.
Your reply helped me understand what on earth was happening. I was like "wimin and wimen?!"
Same, i think its a regional thing.
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I think it's a matter of accent and Dialekt. I pronounce both the same🤷
Wait people pronounce them differently. I've been saying it the same way.😭
Same here and I'm a native NA English speaker
Wimmen? You're just saying it wrong.
We probably just nicked the words from different languages.
Also correct if he's thinking about cute dogs / cats / other animals that have more than 1 female in the group.