A real rollercoaster going from “This is a chance to use that word, it fits perfectly!” > “Wait, oh god how do you pronounce it?” > “I think I nailed it!” > “Oh no, they don’t know that word and now I have to explain it like a pretentious jerk.”
First time I used “sortie” verbally my face immediately twisted with a “Is that how that sounds?!”
A tough ask when you’ve only read it and never heard it spoken.
…are you misled?..
…seen the art of Van Gogh?..
…had the mriage of being impugned?..
A real rollercoaster going from “This is a chance to use that word, it fits perfectly!” > “Wait, oh god how do you pronounce it?” > “I think I nailed it!” > “Oh no, they don’t know that word and now I have to explain it like a pretentious jerk.”
First time I used “sortie” verbally my face immediately twisted with a “Is that how that sounds?!”