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I'm picking "Colonel" needs to be respelled to match how it's pronounced.

Try to pick a word no one else has picked. What word are you respelling?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Epitome

Scythe

Jewelry

Iron

Cologne

Receipt

CHARCUTERIE, what a fucking stupid word

Realtor. My wife still says "Real-uh-ter"

Zealot (think "Zellers ๐Ÿ") I'm tired of people pronouncing my username as "Zee-Lot"

-I know there's more that piss me off, I'll be back

[โ€“] Guitarist 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Charcuterie is French for charcuterie.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the French word for "entrepreneur" then smarty pants.

[โ€“] fubo 4 points 1 year ago

"le bweesnesshomme"

[โ€“] Guitarist 1 points 1 year ago

Entrepreneur obviously.

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