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why's it so hard 😭

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (9 children)

I think Joey would be much closer to the right pronunciation in this case.

I’m pretty sure ancient Greek didn’t have any concept of a “Silent Pi”. That leading “p” sound is supposed to be said.

It might be really hard for a native English speaker to say those two consonants together, but that doesn’t mean Joey is wrong for trying.

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