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minus-squareIt's Bronx!@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoBecause that changes how it is pronounced Let’s say- Penguin In spanish it is Pingüino “Pingüino” is pronounced “pinguino” (“gui” just like in english) While “pinguino” would be something like “pingeeno”
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAnd without the diaresis, the silent u is there because gi on its own would have a soft g like English “gee” rather than a hard g like “ghee.”
Because that changes how it is pronounced
Let’s say- Penguin
In spanish it is Pingüino
“Pingüino” is pronounced “pinguino” (“gui” just like in english)
While “pinguino” would be something like “pingeeno”
And without the diaresis, the silent u is there because gi on its own would have a soft g like English “gee” rather than a hard g like “ghee.”