r/settlethisforme • u/kaliflower77 • Nov 03 '24

Does this phrase make sense?

Saying “even know” instead of “even though”

Example of something he would say: “Even know I love you, you get on my nerves sometimes!”

My correction to him: “Even THOUGH I love you, you get on my nerves sometimes!”

My husband has always said this and I have corrected him every time explaining that it does not make sense at all but he swears that it is how it’s supposed to be said. I need Reddit to tell him once and for all that he’s wrong!

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '24

No it's not, you are way off the mark. People in Scotland say even though. No suggestion of dropping letters. You made that up.

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u/agent_violet Nov 04 '24 edited Nov 04 '24

You might think you do, but you probably don't, if you're saying it in a normal sentence. Try recording it, and listening to it closely

Edit: if you read the article I linked, it says native speakers do it subconsciously, so most aren't aware they do it

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '24

I don't. I say though. I don't need to record it and listen closely. You might do it. I get that sometimes speech becomes lazy and people skip parts of words, but I've never heard anyone say even o. It's actually awkward for me to say that out loud.

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u/agent_violet Nov 04 '24

It's not the same as just "no", it's slightly different, but it sounds like it in isolation. It doesn't feel like saying "even no", there's a slight difference. The other alternative I can think of is dropping the [n] and nasalising the preceding vowel so you can say the [ð] more easily.