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".

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