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Why is ratio pronounced 'ratio' but patio is pronounced 'patio' instead of 'patio'? 🤔

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WHY!?!?!? 😠

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Nanori · F Best Comment

Human sacrifice

Because it's a Spanish word (patio) versus a Latin word (ratio) ? Now do Americans really say "pa-dio"?

calicuz · 56-60, M

@EarthlingWise

Not gonna lie...................................... we actually do.

BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F

Potato pronouces them the same 🥴🥔

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Degbeme · 70-79, M

@BittersweetPotato Can`t they`re all doing this...

PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M

@Degbeme It should be a couch. 😃

Degbeme · 70-79, M

@PiecingBabyFaceTogether 🤭

Nanori · F

Also it's past your bed time

SW-User

Because they have different Latin roots.

tenente · 100+, M

@SW-User Olé

hunkalove · 61-69, M

This is a project you should dedicate the rest of your life to. You could go down in history as the guy who fixed the English language!

Lilymoon · F

Heteronyms

tenente · 100+, M

@Lilymoon don't be disgusting 😠

Lilymoon · F

@tenente I had to get technical 🤪

TrunkZ · 56-60, M

Curse you for making me think 😡😡

SW-User

Pashio

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