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minus-squareOstrichgrif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoMolec-ulēs and partic-ulēs
minus-squareKnusper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThey were trying to show the hero-like pronunciation applied. Think of e.g. Hercules.
minus-squareMonkderZweite@feddit.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoIt’s “Herkules” in german, like you write it, so i don’t know. This petition has missing rules.
minus-squareKnusper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoThe English pronunciation of Hercules is effectively the same as the German pronuncation. Important for the joke is that the normal pronunciation for molecules differs, even though it also ends on -cules…
Molec-ulēs and partic-ulēs
Nah, the heroes.
They were trying to show the hero-like pronunciation applied. Think of e.g. Hercules.
It’s “Herkules” in german, like you write it, so i don’t know.
This petition has missing rules.
The English pronunciation of Hercules is effectively the same as the German pronuncation.
Important for the joke is that the normal pronunciation for molecules differs, even though it also ends on -cules…