TechCodex@programming.dev to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoTechnically, she's rightprogramming.devimagemessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1633arrow-down119
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minus-squareVlyn@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·2 years agoYes? English is only my second language, but the way I hear it: Woman: Whoman Women: Wimin or Wimen The latter is much shorter.
minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·2 years agoHuh, for me it’s more like wuhmen vs wohman.
minus-squareCoggyMcFee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoThe i-pronunciation is commonplace enough that some feminists who want to avoid the word “men” spell “women” as “wimmin”, i.e. the phonetic spelling.
Yes? English is only my second language, but the way I hear it:
Woman: Whoman
Women: Wimin or Wimen
The latter is much shorter.
Huh, for me it’s more like wuhmen vs wohman.
The i-pronunciation is commonplace enough that some feminists who want to avoid the word “men” spell “women” as “wimmin”, i.e. the phonetic spelling.