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by Etherlord87 1031 days ago
> Ha, it's BI-toof (bi like in bit)

Almost. I'm Polish, so I know how to pronounce "Bytów", but I got confused for a moment if maybe I didn't know hot to say "bit" in English…

Wiktionary says "bit" is pronounced as [bit] using IPA.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bit

Wiktionary also says "Bytów" is pronounced as IPA: [ˈbɨtuf], AS: [bytuf].

You can listen to it here:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Pl-Byt%C...

London, South African, Southern American "lip" is one example of this vowel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_central_unrounded_vowel

1 comments

bit + vampire... Get it ;)

Anyway I was born in Gdańsk so now I'll be self conscious about yet another thing I mispronounce in English.