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		hnuser123456 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the global elite gave up on spelling and gramm... Apparently, workers on the Gemini space program pronounced it "Jeh-mih-nee" back then. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini#Pronunciation

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jpfromlondon 6 days ago [–]

the soft g is triggering, I can hear my classics tutor yelling even 20+ years later, don't get me started on the american pronunciation of hegemony!

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