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Re:Indian Sign Painting: A Typeface Designer's Take on the C... by devilbunny on Monday August 04, 2025 @10:32PM (#44793727)
We must be using different forms of English, then, because they sound the same to me. “Thin” and “then” do not.
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Re:Indian Sign Painting: A Typeface Designer's Take on the C... by ashishb on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @12:10AM (#44794256)
Sorry I meant think and not then.
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Re:Indian Sign Painting: A Typeface Designer's Take on the C... by umeshunni on Monday August 04, 2025 @10:49PM (#44793817)
Indeed.

In US pronunciation, Then is ðɛn and Father is ˈfɑðɚ.

In UK (received), Then is ðɛn and Father is ˈfɑːðə(ɹ).

In Indian English, Then is ðɛn and Father is ˈfɑːd̪ə(r)

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