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WarbossWalton t1_jecuje2 wrote

Reply to comment by meskigski in How do yall pronounce Leigh st? by jortynelson

It makes sense though! Why does it not rhyme with "sleigh"? English is stupid.

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healing_gourd t1_jedbtv2 wrote

Leigh comes from traditional English, sleigh comes from American English. Part of the reason English behaves stupidly is because we have massive groups separated by time and giant oceans all contributing to it, hah.

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meskigski t1_jedxb13 wrote

If you really want to mess people up, S. LEIGH ST

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