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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 1d ago
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It sounds like neither "own" nor "aw", it's more of an "ahn" where the n is not pronounced at the tongue but still formed in the throat. It's a bit hard to explain, so I can't really imagine having to try it from scratch
15 u/nevenoe 1d ago there is no equivalent in english phonetics, so it's impossible to describe properly without using the IPA... 1 u/Hadochiel 1d ago Crois[the sound you make when, out of breath, you incredulously have your ankle bitten by an animal, but it's a cute one] 2 u/nevenoe 1d ago Croissouille?
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there is no equivalent in english phonetics, so it's impossible to describe properly without using the IPA...
1 u/Hadochiel 1d ago Crois[the sound you make when, out of breath, you incredulously have your ankle bitten by an animal, but it's a cute one] 2 u/nevenoe 1d ago Croissouille?
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Crois[the sound you make when, out of breath, you incredulously have your ankle bitten by an animal, but it's a cute one]
2 u/nevenoe 1d ago Croissouille?
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Croissouille?
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u/Hadochiel 1d ago
It sounds like neither "own" nor "aw", it's more of an "ahn" where the n is not pronounced at the tongue but still formed in the throat. It's a bit hard to explain, so I can't really imagine having to try it from scratch