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> He'd mispronounce words he'd learned (as happens from those who learn by reading) but could define and give context for anything I tested him with.

As a kid, I remember pronouncing “faux pas” as “fox pass” in my head while reading for a number of years.




Lol, yeah I did the exact same thing until I was like 18 and my girlfriend mercilessly made fun of me for it.




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