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[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

saying the letter X doesn’t make either of the letter’s major phonetic sounds

Excuse me?

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

X, spoken as a letter = ecks

Hard phonetic sound = zz, same as the letter Z (almost always at the beginning of a word. Xylophone)

Soft phonetic sound = ksk (never at the beginning of a word. Box, oxen)

(disclaimer: American English, ymmv.)

[-] oyfrog@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

By this definition, Xolo wouldn't fit because the x in Xolo is somewhere between sh- and ch-. It's a Nahuatl word and many (if not all) Xs are sh-/ch-.

Sorry for being pedantic.

[-] StrongHorseWeakNeigh@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

And also its Xoloitzcuintle. A bit of a mouth full for a 6 year old. Also, like you said a nahuatl word and not English.

[-] fogstormberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

xoloitzcuintle is underrepresented though

[-] proudblond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

To be fair, most English words aren’t even really English

[-] StrongHorseWeakNeigh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Most words used in normal, day-to-day conversations are English.

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