Makes my teeth hurt.

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Albbi@lemmy.ca · 37 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I used to pronounce Persephone like Saxophone (Purse-a-phone) until I played Hades.

joranvar@feddit.nl · 8 pts · 1y

Hayds

CoolMatt@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y

I called the Progressive Metal band of the same name like that for like 5 years until I told a friend about them and they did the "hahaha.. Wait, what did you call them?" and right then and there my life changed

echodot@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y

Sax-o-phie, wow it's completely unrecognizable as the same word.

Who needs consistent pronunciation rules anyway?

m__a__b@lemmy.ca · 26 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Like getting kicked in the testicles.

samus12345@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Chozo@fedia.io · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Testikles was lowkey one of the best characters in Odyssey. It's an absolute shame that that large, greased man wasn't used more throughout the game.

samus12345@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

At least we got to see him again in the underworld!

Rooskie91@discuss.online · 10 pts · 1y

This testicles guy's really got a pair huh?

Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 1y

Sax-of-phony sounds a bit like cacophony, so it sort of fits. A potential future eggcorn.

Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y

The Battle of Thermopylae really fucked me up in English Comp. I still feel the embarrassment

Ther-mop-i-lee

Not "Thermo-play"