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Re:Why the Global Elite Gave Up on Spelling and Grammar by stackghost on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @12:49PM (#47338006)
>Cholmondeley is "Chumley" Featherstonehaugh is "Fanshaw." If you read it phonetically you mark yourself as an outsider.

This is a monstrous crime against language.

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Re:Why the Global Elite Gave Up on Spelling and Grammar by throwaway94275 on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @03:35PM (#47340176)
well how do you say Newfoundland? Soon it will be said "Noovlan"
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Re:Why the Global Elite Gave Up on Spelling and Grammar by stackghost on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @04:16PM (#47340855)
People from there generally pronounce it "New-fund-LAND", people from the rest of (english) Canada tend pronounce it "NEW-fund-land".

It's still got three syllables.

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Re:Why the Global Elite Gave Up on Spelling and Grammar by ChoGGi on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @06:12PM (#47342876)
I tend to go with "Newfn-lan".
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