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Ok but Schmetterling doesn’t even sound worse. Just picture it in a not angry German accent
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But only the “TT” sound harsh, which is the same as butterfly, which I’d argue sounds harsher overall.
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Good point. They even have the same amount of number of syllables.
Also, Butterfly sounds too much like Butt-fly
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The “schmett” makes me think of the mess that’s left if you squish one.
EDIT: Curious about the etymology of the German word, and the “schmett” part means “cream,” which is similar to the “butter” part we use in English. The closest word an English speaker might recognize is probably the Yiddish “schmir.”
