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Off topic, but thank you for introducing the word "synecdoche" to me.
by nvrspyx 4y ago
Off topic, but thank you for introducing the word "synecdoche" to me.
- narcraft 4y agoMovie recommendation: Synecdoche New York
- zelphirkalt 4y agoNow the question for non-native speakers is: How to pronounce that word? ;D
- drowsspa 4y agoI'd pronounce it See-Neh-Doal-Kee
- aliqot 4y agothere is no L in it
- drowsspa 4y agoL sounds like a short "OO" in Brazilian Portuguese, and he asked how a non-native would pronounce it...
- cirospaciari 4y agoExactly
- nvrspyx 4y agoSin-eck-da-key Or at least, that's how I'm hearing it from Google.
- j33zusjuice 4y agoDid you look up how to pronounce it? I was mispronouncing it for like a year after seeing “Synecdoche New York” (it’s kinda pretentious, not for everyone). My coworker laughed at me when I said the name to him. I’d only ever seen it written, and did not look at a pronunciation chart. Wah wah. Just in case anyone else is getting it wrong like I was … https://youtube.com/watch?v=v-n1vGeVIXo https://youtube.com/watch?v=v-n1vGeVIXo (But really, https://youtu.be/u8_LDxZReTc https://youtu.be/u8_LDxZReTc)