• neidu2@feddit.nl
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    10 months ago

    Up until recently, I thought that the US national park was pronounced “yo-semite”, as if it was some sort of ghetto-slang used for greeting a Jewish person.

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      10 months ago

      I thought Yosemite Sam had pretty much taught all English speakers the correct pronunciation. I remember my parents saying their Swedish relatives pronounced it “Yohsmeet.”

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        10 months ago

        I have no idea who that is.

        EDIT: Oh, that guy. And now I know his name.