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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 15 points 1 week ago (7 children)
[–] Spider2013@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Patient thought doc was spelling his name

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But why? Is there some kind of reference to something I'm missing?

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In certain accents, age and H sound similar.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've heard some either Australian or British or both that pronounce H as something close to Hayche. Using a similar accent, and making it a bit hard to hear by mumbling or something, Hayche and age can sound similar.

Hayche is of course made up, but that's how it feels to me to write it, but I'm no linguist, and I don't know how to write in pronunciation guides.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Must be Aussies then. Brits it's ache.

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