throwawaymarch5

Re:A Vanishing World: On Europe's Disappearing Peasantry on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @10:37AM (#39617053)

"sh" and "J" are closer than you think. They're both pronounced in the back of the throat, so one phoneme can switch to the other given enough time, when moving from one language system to another. The vowel on the end is similar.

Re:Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words spoken by a... on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @05:19PM (#39609884)

*citing countless examples