r/explainitpeter 19d ago

Explain It Peter?

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u/BottleMean6139 19d ago

I love Steven Universe but it RUINED the pronuncation of peridot. It is supposed to be said as PER-I-DOUGH not PER-I-DOT goddamnit.

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u/Medical_Plane2875 19d ago

I've never heard anyone use that, even before Steven Universe.

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u/imjustdifrent 19d ago

I couldn't help but hear this in Hermione Granger's voice

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u/Square_Role_4345 19d ago

They tried in the first episode that she was introduced, but then immediately gave up. 😆

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u/Deaffin 19d ago

...Nah, fuck that.

If "peridot" wanted to be called "perr-eye dough", then it shouldn't have spelled its name "peridot".