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   eemmaa (eemmaa@girlboss.gaslight.love)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 06:58:29 JST eemmaa

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   @lucy @amie soo-naa-mee
   https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/tsunami
   idk its hard to explain, it makes the s shorter or something i just speak it not teach it
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     jan Ki | 奇 :nonbinary_flag: (ki@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 06:58:29 JST jan Ki | 奇 :nonbinary_flag:

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     @eemmaa @amie @lucy
     this source literally transcribes it /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/, with a t sound

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     :blobcatflower: (methyltheobromine@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 06:58:30 JST :blobcatflower:

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     @eemmaa @amie how does the s sound different?? :lainstress: I've been misspronouncing tsunami all those years
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     eemmaa (eemmaa@girlboss.gaslight.love)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 06:58:31 JST eemmaa

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     @lucy @amie sorta it makes you pronounce the s differently but you dont pronounce the t
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     :blobcatflower: (methyltheobromine@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 06:58:32 JST :blobcatflower:
     @amie > t is silent
     it is???