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minus-squareghostlychonk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 hours agoI still don’t know the actual pronunciation of macabre.
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minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 hours agoThere are three accepted ways of saying it: Ma-cah-bruh Ma-cahb Ma-cahb-err
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 hours agoWell if you can read IPA, it’s something like /məˈkɑːbrə/ Although I’d argue the ə can be silent.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoIt’s a word like “cuisine” that doesn’t just come from French, it’s literally a French word and properly still pronounced the French way, so silent “r” and silent “e” on the end.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoYeah I’d agree with that, but unfortunately most people aren’t linguistic purists, so absolute prescription doesn’t really work.
I still don’t know the actual pronunciation of macabre.
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Macaw-bruh
Macabre moment
There are three accepted ways of saying it:
Ma-cah-bruh
Ma-cahb
Ma-cahb-err
Well if you can read IPA, it’s something like /məˈkɑːbrə/
Although I’d argue the ə can be silent.
M’cabr 🤠
An oldy but a goody
It’s a word like “cuisine” that doesn’t just come from French, it’s literally a French word and properly still pronounced the French way, so silent “r” and silent “e” on the end.
Yeah I’d agree with that, but unfortunately most people aren’t linguistic purists, so absolute prescription doesn’t really work.