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Written by John on 2025-01-02 at 09:22

Am I going insane? How would you pronounce the word "dinette"?

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Written by Mrs Beanbag on 2025-01-02 at 14:02

@semanticist this is the first time i have ever encountered this word in any form. ok what the fuck is a dinette

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Written by John on 2025-01-02 at 14:24

@mrsbeanbag A small table and seating combination where you have food - the sort of thing you see in a caravan or a boat or something. This sort of thing: https://www.thefitoutpontoon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/narrowboat-dinette-02.jpg

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Written by Chip Butty on 2025-01-03 at 13:24

@semanticist din ette (like din) would need two ns for me to think of the vowel as being short

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