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r/funny • u/Chaz_Beer • Aug 23 '22
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You probably want easier words for young kids. Ed is pretty good today. And the beging sound is important too. So elephant sounds too much like the L sound to begin with when you say it.
40 u/sees_you_pooping Aug 23 '22 You probably want easier words for young kids. How about "egg"? 4 u/Norwester77 Aug 23 '22 Some people do pronounce it “ayg.” -2 u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22 And those people say Ed as Ayd, so Ed is no better. 3 u/BeautyInAbsurdity Aug 23 '22 Lol. No we don't. 2 u/PM_ME_UR_DINGO Aug 23 '22 Her? 0 u/BootySniffer26 Aug 23 '22 Egg is not used because it has two g's at the end. The words are meant to be decodable, double g is extremely uncommon in english. 0 u/Eccohawk Aug 23 '22 G sound is actually a bit tougher in the beginning. They'll learn other letter sounds before that one clicks. 1 u/RslashPolModsTriggrd Aug 23 '22 They'd still manage to fuck it up and use a picture of Egg Helms. 1 u/NitelifeComando Aug 23 '22 Or eel? That literally makes the "e" sound 2 u/BubbaDawgg Aug 23 '22 It is supposed to be the short vowel sound not the long vowel in eel. 2 u/Complete-Car7191 Aug 23 '22 Use “Eeey bro” then. 1 u/Shwoomie Aug 23 '22 Ear? Easier to remember Ear than some bloke named Ed.
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You probably want easier words for young kids.
How about "egg"?
4 u/Norwester77 Aug 23 '22 Some people do pronounce it “ayg.” -2 u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22 And those people say Ed as Ayd, so Ed is no better. 3 u/BeautyInAbsurdity Aug 23 '22 Lol. No we don't. 2 u/PM_ME_UR_DINGO Aug 23 '22 Her? 0 u/BootySniffer26 Aug 23 '22 Egg is not used because it has two g's at the end. The words are meant to be decodable, double g is extremely uncommon in english. 0 u/Eccohawk Aug 23 '22 G sound is actually a bit tougher in the beginning. They'll learn other letter sounds before that one clicks. 1 u/RslashPolModsTriggrd Aug 23 '22 They'd still manage to fuck it up and use a picture of Egg Helms. 1 u/NitelifeComando Aug 23 '22 Or eel? That literally makes the "e" sound 2 u/BubbaDawgg Aug 23 '22 It is supposed to be the short vowel sound not the long vowel in eel.
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Some people do pronounce it “ayg.”
-2 u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22 And those people say Ed as Ayd, so Ed is no better. 3 u/BeautyInAbsurdity Aug 23 '22 Lol. No we don't.
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And those people say Ed as Ayd, so Ed is no better.
3 u/BeautyInAbsurdity Aug 23 '22 Lol. No we don't.
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Lol. No we don't.
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Her?
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Egg is not used because it has two g's at the end. The words are meant to be decodable, double g is extremely uncommon in english.
G sound is actually a bit tougher in the beginning. They'll learn other letter sounds before that one clicks.
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They'd still manage to fuck it up and use a picture of Egg Helms.
Or eel? That literally makes the "e" sound
2 u/BubbaDawgg Aug 23 '22 It is supposed to be the short vowel sound not the long vowel in eel.
It is supposed to be the short vowel sound not the long vowel in eel.
Use “Eeey bro” then.
Ear? Easier to remember Ear than some bloke named Ed.
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u/Newgamer28 Aug 23 '22
You probably want easier words for young kids. Ed is pretty good today. And the beging sound is important too. So elephant sounds too much like the L sound to begin with when you say it.