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nevernevermore, 11 months ago to general

Wednesday is spelled dumb. It’s should be Wensday, or even Wendsday if we’re going for unnecessarily complicated English.

kabe, 11 months ago

It's the typical pronunciation in UK/NZ/AUS, at least.

kabe, 11 months ago

Really? Where exactly are you from?

I'm from southern England and I don't think I've ever heard anyone pronounce it with three syllables instead of two.

kabe, 11 months ago

Ah, I can see how being from the NE could account for that, but that's certainly not typical.

I can vouch for the fact that southerners of every social class pronounce it with two syllables, not three. Like this.

I also quickly checked on YouTube, and all the videos I saw for US pronunciation also use two.

kabe, 11 months ago

I think I get why you're confused because "wendsday" could be just another way to spell "wensday".

I think OP was going for a slight pause between the two syllables, like "wend-s-day", or something like that, which could be three syllables if you really take your time with it 😄

kabe, 11 months ago

Ah, I get what you mean now. I saw "wendsday" and read it as two syllables, basically the same as "wensday".

I think OP may have been going for a brief s sound between the two syllables - "wend-s-day", which could be three syllables if you take your time with it 😄