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minus-squareMithranArkanere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month agoI know all about etymology and language evolution. I still think it’s stupid to write “EAU” to say “O”.
minus-squarefurry toaster@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoall french loanwords should be englishized, this weird reluctancy of english to transliterate or adapt the foreign word to it only causes more confusion
minus-squareMithranArkanere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoWe should write fully phonologically in IPA. You have an accent? Write it down. I want to imagine the voice of the writer better when reading a paper.
I know all about etymology and language evolution.
I still think it’s stupid to write “EAU” to say “O”.
all french loanwords should be englishized, this weird reluctancy of english to transliterate or adapt the foreign word to it only causes more confusion
We should write fully phonologically in IPA. You have an accent? Write it down. I want to imagine the voice of the writer better when reading a paper.