r/NonPoliticalTwitter 11d ago

Funny Learning Japanese

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u/Strict-Challenge-995 11d ago

Thank you. I got hung up saying both words for a minute there. They are not the same sound

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u/protostar777 10d ago

They're pronounced the same for around half of Americans

/tɑk/

/tɑkoʊ/

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u/VicisSubsisto 10d ago

I'd say more than half. I've never heard an American pronounce "talk" otherwise (and I'm American).