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hash@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Kinokoloko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  How do you pronounce laser

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  • huquad@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Hard R

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    jaser

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  • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    “laser”

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  • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    There are several arguments for why it should be pronounced a given way and OP didn’t say any of them.

    I see you just picked your favorite to argue against.

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• TeddE@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  They’ll bend over in a jiffy.

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