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Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt' by rahimnathwani on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:44AM (#29794615)
Wait until you hear someone say 'caveat'.
Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt' by Scarblac on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:50AM (#29794672)
Good point, I really have no clue what that sounds like.

The poem _The Chaos_ ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1edPxKqiptw&t=12s ) is about this sort of thing, written by a Dutch teacher of English pronunciation.

(but even that mass of examples does not include debt, doubt or caveat)

Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt' by rahimnathwani on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:57AM (#29794752)
I had a colleague (very smart guy, with excellent written English) who didn't believe me when I told him caveat was not pronounced the same as 'cave at'.
Re:Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt' by xeromal on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:59AM (#29796199)
Verbiage is another one.

Most people I know say verbage instead of verb-ia-ge like the dictionary sometimes recommends.