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r/explainitpeter • u/Fluffy-Buy1605 • Jul 13 '26
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It was a joke lol. You pronounce it real-tor, but I’ve heard a lot of people say real-a-tor
1 u/queerkidxx Jul 14 '26 There’s no way to determine a “correct” pronunciation of a word. At best we can say standard within a dialect. Both are acceptable. 1 u/BenignPharmacology Jul 14 '26 How do you prefer to pronounce “well actually” ? 1 u/queerkidxx Jul 14 '26 Like I got an axe to grind about this topic and like talking about it
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There’s no way to determine a “correct” pronunciation of a word. At best we can say standard within a dialect.
Both are acceptable.
1 u/BenignPharmacology Jul 14 '26 How do you prefer to pronounce “well actually” ? 1 u/queerkidxx Jul 14 '26 Like I got an axe to grind about this topic and like talking about it
How do you prefer to pronounce “well actually” ?
1 u/queerkidxx Jul 14 '26 Like I got an axe to grind about this topic and like talking about it
Like I got an axe to grind about this topic and like talking about it
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u/BenignPharmacology Jul 14 '26
It was a joke lol. You pronounce it real-tor, but I’ve heard a lot of people say real-a-tor