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Bernie Sanders keeps saying Ol-ah-gawky but I thought it was o-le-garky?

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Have I been mis-prouncing it this whole time? English is not my first language I am French. I am talking about Oligarchy

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tazzy@lemm.eeOP
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Hey cool thanks for this! Love learning about language and have never even heard this term before , or I guess as Bernie would say “I have Nevah even head of this tem befoe” lol

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davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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If you loved this then you will likely enjoy British linguist YouTuber @DrGeoffLindsey.

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Wetstew@lemmy.world
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I’ll also toss A Way with Words on the pile too. It’s a long running NPR-adjacent radio show/podcast about linquistics.

My favorite was a dive they did on the descriptor “like a dead preacher” to refer to an annoying awkward thing to move.

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