TechCodex@programming.dev to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTechnically, she's rightprogramming.devimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1540arrow-down118
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minus-squareVlyn@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoYes? English is only my second language, but the way I hear it: Woman: Whoman Women: Wimin or Wimen The latter is much shorter.
minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoHuh, for me it’s more like wuhmen vs wohman.
minus-squareCoggyMcFee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoThe i-pronunciation is commonplace enough that some feminists who want to avoid the word “men” spell “women” as “wimmin”.
Yes? English is only my second language, but the way I hear it:
Woman: Whoman
Women: Wimin or Wimen
The latter is much shorter.
Huh, for me it’s more like wuhmen vs wohman.
The i-pronunciation is commonplace enough that some feminists who want to avoid the word “men” spell “women” as “wimmin”.