Today in “English is 40 different languages in a trenchcoat”, why is critique pronounced criteek, but communique pronounced commyoonikay ?
Replying to @acf@masto.alancfrancis.com
@acf for the same reasons that read is pronounced differently than read, lead is pronounced differently than lead
Replying to @lorimolson@mstdn.ca
@lorimolson And lets not go for a tough cough through the boughs of a tree.
Replying to @acf@masto.alancfrancis.com
@acf I thought, though, that it was tough to clean the trough 😉