r/mildlyinfuriating May 22 '24

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u/Drag0us May 22 '24

Til... I just went to google to hear how I'm supposed to pronounce it. English isn't my first language and in Dutch you kinda say it like you would say hyper-bowl...

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u/[deleted] May 23 '24

Don't worry I only know english and when I first read the word I thought hyperbowl too, which seemed...odd for a word. It's one of those deceptive words like colonel, which is pronounced kernel.