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Quire should become the correct spelling for the word 'choir'. (lemmy.ml)
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It would be far more consistent with the pronunciation of other similar words.

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[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Went through the whole thing expecting to speak German, was very disappointed.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean English is a germanic language, not too surprising how german phonemic spelling would look considering how much of our fucked up current system is owed to trying to make loan words consistent with their language of origin.