However, the older I get, the less I care and the reality is that vocabulary evolves. Words also become incorporated between cultures because humans travel and shit.

My favourite is the American pronunciation of aluminum that has us Brits frothing over a missing i, which is hilarious because the man who discovered it used the i less version because that's the correct word. It was changed by the science community so that it fitted in with the other iums on the table. It's all a bit mad.

I do currently hate the word gotten as it's a throwback to the 1800s and I'm a progressive type but I'm sure I'll get over it eventually.

[–] Froyn@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Honest question, feel silly for asking.... Is it now, the "King's English"?

To the main question: Here in Michigan, I've only heard Vace and Vah-zeh. There's not even an R in there, so I can't get it to rhyme with Mars at all.

[–] har79@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Most English and Welsh accents are "non-rhotic" meaning they don't pronounce "r"s and would pronounce "Mars" as "mahs".

I'm from Ireland which does have rhotic accents, along with Scotland. I'm mostly used to hearing the English accents but occasionally it does lead to fun misunderstandings like hearing "carving" as "calving".

[–] III@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Dude, if we won't switch to the Metric system created in the late 1700's, what are the odds we switch to a spelling decided on 30 years ago?

[–] CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago

Man for some reason it does my nut in when people say Alyoomeenyoom - don't you have shit to do? Places to be? Dreams to fulfill?

So much shorter and easier - aloomeenum - just rolls of your tounge.

I'm not a native btw 🤣