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Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by robocat on Sunday February 15, 2026 @05:25AM (#47022630)
> Scanxiety

Cute written word - even though two words pronounced completely differently at join (an versus añ).

Which do you pronounce correctly the scan or the anxiety? [scan]xiety or [sk]anxiety

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Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by hbs18 on Sunday February 15, 2026 @06:55PM (#47029114)
As a non-native English speaker, pronouncing it scan-xiety (sken-ZAHyetee) feels correct.
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Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by mcbain on Sunday February 15, 2026 @07:29PM (#47029356)
The former. It doesn't quite roll off the tongue, but with my (Australian) accent the difference is minor.
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Re:How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? by robocat on Sunday February 15, 2026 @08:37PM (#47029868)
Kiwi here - I'll use the word with my friends in future because a label does help.
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