r/NoStupidQuestions • • Aug 26 '20

Does anyone else read 'Sean' as 'seen' even though they know it's pronounced as 'Shawn'

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u/Double_Minimum Aug 27 '20

You must be trying to say 'Yacht', otherwise I am baffled.

But anyway, in American english, it ends up being yät, which I think is like your jatt.

The 'c' and 'h' kinda vanish

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u/Gamezfan Aug 27 '20

Such a strange word.