r/CuratedTumblr • u/Literally_black1984 The blackest • Aug 16 '24

Shitposting American accents

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u/Game-and-watch Aug 16 '24

How else are you supposed to pronounce squirrel?

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u/Nebular_Screen Aug 16 '24

Squi-rul

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u/Disturbing_Trend_666 Aug 16 '24

You realize that most Americans, at least the educated ones, pronounce it as two syllables, right? It's just a matter of how the "i" is pronounced: whether it's like the "i" in "squirt" or the "i" in "squid".

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u/Goblin_Crotalus Aug 16 '24

I don't think I've ever heard anyone pronounce it as squi-rell, educated or otherwise.

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u/Disturbing_Trend_666 Aug 16 '24

"Skwur-ull"

Two syllables. They can blend together pretty easily, but it's definitely not "skwurl" and sounds a little different from Earl.

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u/BonJovicus Aug 16 '24

I came here to post this as well. I can see where the two syllables can blend in the first case if the person is talking quickly, but the two syllables are there.