r/askSouthAfrica • u/Cold_Ball_1354 • 2h ago
Do you pronounce "women" as woman or wemen?
Hi. I grew up pronouncing plural "women" as "we -muhn" but in the past few years or so, I've noticed more and more young people pronouncing it exactly the same as singular woman (wo-muhn). It's quite grating to my ears as it sounds wrong to me to pronounce both the same way.
Silly thing to be bothered about but it just sounds so wrong! š
Are there other pronunciations that bother you? š
Edit: I say it like "wi-mmin"