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[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh! Now I understand why my English teacher was a total fascist when it came to those kinds of pronunciations! Pen-guin got us a fair few times. Neat. She was just extra racist.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not even a race thing really, regional dialects exist across skin color.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Bro, this was Texas. This teacher was nuts.

[–] cristo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

As long as you didnt pronounce it ping wings I think youre okay