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submitted 6 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8.

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[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 months ago (9 children)

"Sidereal" pronounced /saɪˈdɪəriəl, sə-/ sy-DEER-ee-əl, sə-

[–] toyvo@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I get I never learned phonetics but how tf do you pronounce upside down e

[–] kholby@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's the phonetic symbol for schwa, which is like a relaxed "uh" sound.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months ago

Oh it's so obvious now.

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