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Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:40:11 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude

Why isn't the a "Y" in "Lasagna"
Why isn't is "Lasagnya" ???
WHAT HAPPEND TO THE Y ITALY??? WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE Y?!?!?

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  Allen Stenhaus (allenstenhaus@oddballs.vip)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:46:37 JST Allen Stenhaus
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  @Mrfunkedude Why ask Y, as long as there's lasagna?
  There is lasagna, right? You didn't just make me hungry for nothing, I hope.
  
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  Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:46:37 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude
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  @allenstenhaus there is always
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  Jens Bannmann (tynstar@nerdculture.de)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:48:07 JST Jens Bannmann
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  @Mrfunkedude
  Umm... maybe we shouldn't judge Italian spelling, at least not if we're using English for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti ??
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    Ghoti
    
    Ghoti is a creative respelling of the word fish, used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling and pronunciation. Explanation The word is intended to be pronounced in the same way (), using these sounds: gh, pronounced as in enough or tough ; o, pronounced as in women ; ti, pronounced as in nation or motion .The key to the phenomenon is that the pronunciations of the constructed word's three parts are inconsistent with how they would ordinarily be pronounced in those placements. To illustrate: gh can only resemble f when following the letters ou or au at the end of certain morphemes ("tough", "cough", "laugh"), while ti would only resemble sh when followed by a vowel sound ("martian", "patient", "spatial"). The expected pronunciation in English would sound like "goaty" , not "fish". History...
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  Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:48:17 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude
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  @tynstar fair point.
  
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  Nuncio Bitis ✷ ✅ 🏳️‍🌈 (nuncio@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:48:32 JST Nuncio Bitis ✷ ✅ 🏳️‍🌈
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  @Mrfunkedude There is no why. That's why the g is there!
  
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  Jank Hambrams (jankhambrams@meh.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:50:47 JST Jank Hambrams
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  @Mrfunkedude The "what" is apparent, and the "how" is obvious. But we'll never know the "why".
  
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  Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:50:47 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude
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  Jank Hambrams (jankhambrams@meh.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:55:30 JST Jank Hambrams
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  @Mrfunkedude Yeah, not sure why I posted that.
  Pun...not intended in this case, but worded that way for clarity. And brevity but this note at the end of the toot sort of invalidates that. Why do I keep typing. It's not helping. Gahhh
  
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  Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 06:55:34 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude
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  @jankhambrams ?
  
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  annaraven (annaraven@sfba.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2023 22:45:06 JST annaraven
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  @Mrfunkedude Becuase they don't need it. It's as if it were spelled: Lasaña
  I mean, you might as well argue mañana needs a y in it. Except ñ like gn in Italian, sounds like ny in English. So, you could spell Enya - in Italian might be Egna, and in Spanish Eña. And they would all be pronounced the same.
  
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  annaraven (annaraven@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 02:50:19 JST annaraven
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  @ariaflame @Mrfunkedude and then there's g vs gg, but neither of these has much to do with gn.
  
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  Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 02:50:19 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude
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  @annaraven @ariaflame STOP CORRECTING MY OBVIOSULY WRONG BUT FUNNY TOOT YOU MEANIES!!!
  ?
  
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  Ariaflame (ariaflame@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 02:50:20 JST Ariaflame
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  @annaraven @Mrfunkedude Though you do have to be careful because some consonants have different pronunciations next to broad (a,o,u) and slender vowels (i,e). In Italian for example ci is pronounced chi, chi is pronounced ki and cabina is a hard c and would be pronounced kabina
  
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  Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 02:59:22 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude
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  @annaraven @ariaflame Why do you have to tease me so?
  
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  annaraven (annaraven@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 02:59:23 JST annaraven
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  @Mrfunkedude @ariaflame Here you go Dude - a plate of lasagne just for you. With homemade noodles and everything.
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  Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 03:00:49 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude
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  @annaraven on my way over.
  
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  annaraven (annaraven@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 03:00:50 JST annaraven
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  @Mrfunkedude I never tease.
  
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  annaraven (annaraven@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 03:04:09 JST annaraven
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  @Mrfunkedude Just let me know when.
  You don't mind a messy house right? The kitchen is clean but the rest... Just close your eyes. or well, don't close your eyes cuz you might trip on a dog. or a cat. or a box. or books. or ...
  
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  Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Feb-2023 03:04:09 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude
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  @annaraven Mom???
  
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