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It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8. https://explainxkcd.com/3047/
minus-squareEmoDuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 days ago “Sidereal” pronounced /saɪˈdɪəriəl, sə-/ sy-DEER-ee-əl, sə-
minus-squaretoyvo@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI get I never learned phonetics but how tf do you pronounce upside down e
minus-squarekholby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoIt’s the phonetic symbol for schwa, which is like a relaxed “uh” sound.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agomeaning “of the stars” (from Latin, as opposed to Astral from the Greek) used in modern English in “consider” (literally: with the stars, meaning to scrutinize the sky).
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoNah, that’s sub + scribere: “write under”, as in signature. No relation to sidereal.
minus-squareRizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoWhat would the bird version of “consider” be? Conavis?
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I get I never learned phonetics but how tf do you pronounce upside down e
It’s the phonetic symbol for schwa, which is like a relaxed “uh” sound.
Oh it’s so obvious now.
Like ethereal
Side real
meaning “of the stars” (from Latin, as opposed to Astral from the Greek)
used in modern English in “consider” (literally: with the stars, meaning to scrutinize the sky).
Subscribe
Nah, that’s sub + scribere: “write under”, as in signature. No relation to sidereal.
What would the bird version of “consider” be?
Conavis?