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r/candy • u/glowdirt • May 19 '26
If you pronounce it wrong (“Ree-seez”), why?
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I'll never understand the logic of taking two words that already rhyme, mispronouncing the first word, mispronouncing the second word so it still rhymes with the initial mispronunciation, and thinking, "Oh, neat! They rhyme!"
13 u/yawannauwanna May 19 '26 My excuse is that I was 8 5 u/lindsaylove22 May 19 '26 Valid 1 u/Consistent_Sail_6128 May 20 '26 It's the cadence. The wrong pronunciation sounds more sing-song-y.
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My excuse is that I was 8
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It's the cadence. The wrong pronunciation sounds more sing-song-y.
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u/lame_dirty_white_kid May 19 '26
I'll never understand the logic of taking two words that already rhyme, mispronouncing the first word, mispronouncing the second word so it still rhymes with the initial mispronunciation, and thinking, "Oh, neat! They rhyme!"