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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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[–] WhoRoger 6 points 1 year ago (9 children)

"Sure". For crying out loud. Who came up with this.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sean is borrowed from Irish where that is the normal vowel pronunciation, if you correctly include the accent: Seán

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