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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I used to pronounce Persephone like Saxophone (Purse-a-phone) until I played Hades.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I called the Progressive Metal band of the same name like that for like 5 years until I told a friend about them and they did the "hahaha.. Wait, what did you call them?" and right then and there my life changed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Sax-o-phie, wow it's completely unrecognizable as the same word.

Who needs consistent pronunciation rules anyway?