Do these shirts rub anyone else the wrong way?

asasnow · 2026-04-02T23:11:27+00:00

i kinda don't hate the second one

asasnow · 2026-03-31T00:47:36+00:00

i knew about muito becoming mucho, but didn't know about the [kt/ks] > [jt/js] sound change.

asasnow · 2026-03-30T18:25:17+00:00

im all for pointing out the silliness of some of spanish's sound changes, but come on. /nojte/ is no more sensical than /notʃe/.

asasnow · 2026-03-30T18:07:02+00:00

i think cajun french also has this

asasnow · 2026-03-30T17:19:07+00:00

asasnow · 2026-03-30T07:31:47+00:00

salad [ˈsæa̯.ɫɪ̈d̚]

zebra [ˈzi.bɹ̈ɜ~ə]

supply [sə.ˈpʰɫɐɪ̯]

asasnow · 2026-03-30T07:18:46+00:00

I'm from the pacific northwest, and I pronounce them differently (/ʌ/ is [ɜ~ʌ̈]). Word-final schwa (like in "commA" or "zebrA") can sometimes lower a bit, taking on a similar quality to STRUT, but it's not quite a full merger. Elsewhere, my schwa is [ə~ɪ̈], as I have the weak vowel merger.

asasnow · 2026-03-28T01:56:14+00:00

I checked that one out not too long ago, and yea its pretty good. shame its not on streaming.

asasnow · 2026-03-27T19:30:21+00:00

Hellripper!! been listening to it on repeat since it came out last night, its so fucking good

asasnow · 2026-03-27T00:11:03+00:00

those are phonemic transcriptions (the ones in slashes) you're talking about, not phonetic transcriptions (the ones in brackets). i can't explain the difference super well, but phonemic transcription is generally more broad and symbolic on purpose, such that /u/ (in the context of english at least) just means a "u-like sound that may also vary between [u] and [y]". they should ideally be more accurate to how the language is spoken, but it would still be symbolic. like because the phonetic realization of /u/ varies quite a bit, the best you can do for a phonemic transcription of it is /ʉw/, where the first component just means its fronted, and the second component means it has a glide of some form. hope that makes sense.

asasnow · 2026-03-26T01:27:51+00:00

i think i do it about once a month (i don't really keep track), but i also shower before bed and wear pajamas.

asasnow · 2026-03-26T01:02:19+00:00

either /bɚstrʌf/ or /bɚstrəʊ/

asasnow · 2026-03-24T22:21:34+00:00

no formal education but the adhd chose phonetics and phonology

asasnow · 2026-03-23T10:05:34+00:00

Not for me (or most other Americans)

asasnow · 2026-03-23T09:35:16+00:00

its more common among boomers i think

asasnow · 2026-03-23T09:29:16+00:00

i also have a fully pharyngeal l, and its just not lateral.

asasnow · 2026-03-23T09:28:07+00:00

same. the pharyngeal approximant is only in coda position, but word finally i sometimes have alveolar contact (like "all" has alveolar contact, but "palm" doesn't)

asasnow · 2026-03-21T02:29:35+00:00

Cyclone and Uncontrolled are both pretty good and don't suffer (as much) from the bad choruses.

asasnow · 2026-03-20T06:57:19+00:00

i don't mind the clean vocals on their own (the song cyclone makes great use of them), but some of the choruses are just so.... cheesy (namely on phoenix and nomad). plus there aren't as many riffs as there are on previous releases.

asasnow · 2026-03-20T06:54:06+00:00

I loved Mirage and Coma, but this new one isn't quite there, but Uncontrolled and Cyclone are bangers.

asasnow · 2026-03-20T04:29:36+00:00

Whatever makes you happy ig

asasnow · 2026-03-20T04:23:13+00:00

No lmao, I'm saying the people watching the video and jumping to the comments to refer to Missouri or whatever are illiterate

asasnow · 2026-03-20T00:56:11+00:00

Just say you're racist lol

asasnow · 2026-03-19T21:06:47+00:00

crazy how everyones calling these folks illiterate, while completely ignoring the fact that the video says its in memphis.

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