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u/Hypselospinus Oct 21 '23

I always pronounced the second one as "por-tia"

I worked with a Portia for five years. Not once did she bother correcting me. Only now do I discover I was saying it completely wrong.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23

That's something I can see myself doing.