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If enjoyed Tom Scott's linguistics videos, you might like this one.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNzqgU7na4

English is not phonetic. Sadly. People from Houston St New York, and Houston TX can attest to this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Great video! I used to live near a place called Alcester and got the piss ripped out of me for my pronunciation.

It's pronounced ul-ster!