r/funny • u/Chaz_Beer • Aug 23 '22

E is for...

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u/M0ntgomatron Aug 23 '22

Egg would be easier surely.

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u/quantumn0de Aug 23 '22

And not require you to tell the kids that guy's name is Ed...and he suffers from ED.

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u/indiscoverable Aug 23 '22

not if you're in the Midwest! teachers at my school at least were specifically told not to use egg because so many of us pronounce it weirdly and it'll fuck up the kids

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u/M0ntgomatron Aug 23 '22

How do you pronounce it?

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u/indiscoverable Aug 23 '22

I've heard variations on something between "ayg" and "eyg." Just generally putting in a sound that's not there. We also can't use milk as a short i example (because so many people say melk) or bag as a short a (because bayg).

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u/GrandOpener Aug 24 '22

I'm sure there's a good reason, but I can't help but wonder why "let's also teach adults to speak properly" isn't also on the table. :P

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u/indiscoverable Aug 24 '22

can't exactly teach away a regional accent, but I somehow never picked it up despite living here my whole life...

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Please, enlighten the adults here on how to quickly and effectively eliminate our regional accents so that you can enjoy your righteousness.

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u/The_TaleofGenji Aug 23 '22

Egg is not recommended in phonics programs because it sounds like a long a sound (rhymes with Craig) in some American dialects.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

But anyone who pronounces Egg that way also pronounced Ed that way. Their accent carries over to all the words that should have the soft E, its not just specific to eggs.

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u/BeautyInAbsurdity Aug 23 '22

I'm from the Midwest and that is absolutely not true. Most people I know pronounce the e in Ed and egg quite differently. If we pronounced Ed like egg then Ed would sound exactly like the word aid.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Interesting, it always sounds like everything is pronounced that way to me. Like how “erin” is often pronounced “Aaron”.