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To: Oratam

Like the first “o” in opossum, which is pronounced “Possum”.


1,879 posted on 06/09/2022 9:02:35 PM PDT by meadsjn (, )
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To: meadsjn

That ‘o’ is silent...like the ‘p’ in ‘bed.’


1,881 posted on 06/09/2022 9:06:13 PM PDT by Oratam (Organized crime: highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity)
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To: meadsjn
Like the first “o” in opossum, which is pronounced “Possum”.

That is the popular version but the correct pronunciation is apossum. Where the "a" sounds like "uh".

Not to be confused with the Australian possum which is pronounced possum.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opossum

1,905 posted on 06/10/2022 5:31:50 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
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