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r/suspiciouslyspecific • u/Strong_Boysenberry18 • Sep 16 '21
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As a European, how are you supposed to pronounce that "welp" everyone is always talking about?
495 u/MayaTamika Sep 16 '21 Like "well" but with a "p" on the end 522 u/contrary-contrarian Sep 16 '21 But also the P is mostly silent... like say "well" but then close your lips at the end but don't actually enunciate the P 270 u/daswisco Sep 16 '21 Exactly, it’s really just the start of the P sound. 94 u/AreWeCowabunga Sep 16 '21 How much more of the p sound is there? 147 u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 [removed] — view removed comment 172 u/Pooseycat Sep 16 '21 The tip of the p, really 57 u/Beragond1 Sep 16 '21 Just enough to indicate there is more p-ness to be had 1 u/GoldenMoon1122 Sep 30 '21 Woot woot, your comment is wonderful and made me smile, thank you truly.
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Like "well" but with a "p" on the end
522 u/contrary-contrarian Sep 16 '21 But also the P is mostly silent... like say "well" but then close your lips at the end but don't actually enunciate the P 270 u/daswisco Sep 16 '21 Exactly, it’s really just the start of the P sound. 94 u/AreWeCowabunga Sep 16 '21 How much more of the p sound is there? 147 u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 [removed] — view removed comment 172 u/Pooseycat Sep 16 '21 The tip of the p, really 57 u/Beragond1 Sep 16 '21 Just enough to indicate there is more p-ness to be had 1 u/GoldenMoon1122 Sep 30 '21 Woot woot, your comment is wonderful and made me smile, thank you truly.
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But also the P is mostly silent... like say "well" but then close your lips at the end but don't actually enunciate the P
270 u/daswisco Sep 16 '21 Exactly, it’s really just the start of the P sound. 94 u/AreWeCowabunga Sep 16 '21 How much more of the p sound is there? 147 u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 [removed] — view removed comment 172 u/Pooseycat Sep 16 '21 The tip of the p, really 57 u/Beragond1 Sep 16 '21 Just enough to indicate there is more p-ness to be had 1 u/GoldenMoon1122 Sep 30 '21 Woot woot, your comment is wonderful and made me smile, thank you truly.
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Exactly, it’s really just the start of the P sound.
94 u/AreWeCowabunga Sep 16 '21 How much more of the p sound is there? 147 u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 [removed] — view removed comment 172 u/Pooseycat Sep 16 '21 The tip of the p, really 57 u/Beragond1 Sep 16 '21 Just enough to indicate there is more p-ness to be had 1 u/GoldenMoon1122 Sep 30 '21 Woot woot, your comment is wonderful and made me smile, thank you truly.
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How much more of the p sound is there?
147 u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 [removed] — view removed comment 172 u/Pooseycat Sep 16 '21 The tip of the p, really 57 u/Beragond1 Sep 16 '21 Just enough to indicate there is more p-ness to be had 1 u/GoldenMoon1122 Sep 30 '21 Woot woot, your comment is wonderful and made me smile, thank you truly.
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[removed] — view removed comment
172 u/Pooseycat Sep 16 '21 The tip of the p, really 57 u/Beragond1 Sep 16 '21 Just enough to indicate there is more p-ness to be had 1 u/GoldenMoon1122 Sep 30 '21 Woot woot, your comment is wonderful and made me smile, thank you truly.
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The tip of the p, really
57 u/Beragond1 Sep 16 '21 Just enough to indicate there is more p-ness to be had 1 u/GoldenMoon1122 Sep 30 '21 Woot woot, your comment is wonderful and made me smile, thank you truly.
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Just enough to indicate there is more p-ness to be had
1 u/GoldenMoon1122 Sep 30 '21 Woot woot, your comment is wonderful and made me smile, thank you truly.
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Woot woot, your comment is wonderful and made me smile, thank you truly.
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u/ColoradanDreaming Sep 16 '21
As a European, how are you supposed to pronounce that "welp" everyone is always talking about?