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minus-squareWhelks_chance@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoHow do you pronounce the hyphen in double barrelled names?
minus-squareGamingChairModel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 month agoThe hyphen can provide indicators on how to parse the letters on either side. “Pen-Island” would be pronounced differently from “Penisland.”
minus-squaremossy_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThere’s a guy I follow on the internet called “penusbmic”, and he claims it’s supposed to mean “Pen, USB, Mic”. Whatever you say, Penus B. Mic.
How do you pronounce the hyphen in double barrelled names?
The hyphen can provide indicators on how to parse the letters on either side. “Pen-Island” would be pronounced differently from “Penisland.”
There’s a guy I follow on the internet called “penusbmic”, and he claims it’s supposed to mean “Pen, USB, Mic”.
Whatever you say, Penus B. Mic.