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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 days ago

Your argument is a descriptivist one, but how do you determine which is the ‘right’ pronunciation if both ways of pronouncing a thing are commonly used?

If the vast majority is wrong it doesn't make them right.
Hyundai is correctly pronounced how the hell ever koreans pronounce it.
One not being korean, it's acceptable to approximate.