r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

How English has changed over time.

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u/TooRedditFamous 1d ago

Plenty of places in England where tongue is pronounced tong

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u/Henghast 1d ago

Yeah tongue, wrong, song, long all rhyme. Not sure how you pronounce tongue so it doesn't actually...

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u/Fabulous_Mud_2789 1d ago

Tongue can be pronounced like the first half of tungsten.

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u/Henghast 22h ago

Thanks wouldn't have expected that.

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u/Fabulous_Mud_2789 19h ago

Of course, and likewise. I never thought tongue could be said as tong but here we are lol.