Yes, this is the excuse I use too when I mess up the pronunciation of a word and people have an issue with it. They understood the meaning so the communication was successful which is the point.
100%. If people get the point, that’s a successful transfer of information. You may have transferred more than you wanted (like the implication that you’ve never heard the word before), but you did complete the transfer.
Yes, this is the excuse I use too when I mess up the pronunciation of a word and people have an issue with it. They understood the meaning so the communication was successful which is the point.
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100%. If people get the point, that’s a successful transfer of information. You may have transferred more than you wanted (like the implication that you’ve never heard the word before), but you did complete the transfer.