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Re:Rob Pike on the Pronunciation of "Fsck" by chimeracoder on Sunday December 17, 2023 @10:13AM (#38673358)
> In cases like “fillet” and “valet” American English goes with “French” pronunciation.

British English is even less consistent, using the French pronunciation of "valet" for one of its two meanings and the Anglicized pronunciation for the other meaning.

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Re:Rob Pike on the Pronunciation of "Fsck" by Affric on Monday December 18, 2023 @10:41AM (#38683954)
Yes. I knowingly chose the example.

If you want a less controversial example use the word “one” and consider the voiced labial–velar approximant.

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