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[-] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago

Melee

I still say it wrong

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 18 points 11 months ago

There's a significant population of 20- and 30-somethings who know the proper pronunciation of melee entirely because of Smash Bros.

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago
[-] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago
[-] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

but the announcer in the game says it wrong! the emphasis is on the second syllable and the first e has a circumflex, so it rhymes with get.

this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2023
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