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[โ€“] lunarul@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 19 hours ago

Technically though it is permissible to modify other morphemes to aid pronunciation.... or avoid childish names for body parts.