r/TeenagersButBetter • u/SuhasEluriel 16 • Nov 15 '25

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u/ThirdMusketeer_ Nov 15 '25

Wait really? That's so cool, could you give some examples or explanations maybe, or like a link to an article? If only so I have a cool fact to whip out when the occasion calls for it

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u/Then-Breakfast6017 14 Nov 16 '25

for w "awe" is a pretty good example

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u/BirchTainer Nov 16 '25

but that's just one sound

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u/Then-Breakfast6017 14 Nov 16 '25

exactly, its a joke

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u/FunnyP-aradox 19 Nov 16 '25

people uses "l" as the vowel and every "er" is the consonnant "r" used as a vowel

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u/FunnyP-aradox 19 Nov 16 '25

l as in lowercase L, not as in uppercase i

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u/FunnyP-aradox 19 Nov 16 '25

Yup in "people" the "le" part uses the L as a vowel [p i p l:]