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[โ€“] Albbi@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I still remember being about 9 years old and reading up on what that hell a phalanx was in the Civ 1 civilopedia. I was slow rolling into the game and they're great defensive units. Didn't learn how to pronounce the word for quite a few more years.

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

For god knows what reason, I pronounced it as 'phanalix' for the longest time.