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I guess "oyul"? I can't really describe that first sound, maybe a shortened "or" as in "horse" (non-rhotic). The second vowel I've represented with a "u" is a schwa.

I would love to tell you, but I have no idea how to convey that in text

I think get the premise, but what does the caption mean?

The sound is longer in "air" than "egg" and "leg". Egg and leg are perfect rhymes for me

Bill Gates doesn't have anything to do with Microsoft anymore

Secret out-of-court settlement is an option.

Also known as "bribing your way out of the law"

...Why is the Department of Energy responsible for nuclear weapons?

With that set up you could install Ark twice!

Thanks, you just made me realise I used the same vowel in "air" and "egg" and it makes me uncomfortable.

We do the same re: fridge in Australia, although stores are increasingly moving them to fridges recently.

My speculation is supermarkets maximise for cost, homes maximise for longevity.

Alternatively, homes tend to get hotter than supermarkets.

Upvoting a news article does not remotely imply celebration of the news

Pulling a Steven Bradbury

Paru started as a rewrite of Yay by the main developer