Melancholy - I was an avid reader at a young age (lots of "classics") and this word always stumped me because I could never make it sound like anything I had ever heard or seen spoken (reading lips). In my head I would pronounce it as ma-lock-nee or mel-anch-o-lee for probably decades before I ever heard it spoken out loud and made the connection. Apparently women were always meh-lock-nlee in the old days.🙅🏽♀️ Correct phonetically: Melon-Kaa-Lee. Plus, I'm hearing impaired and I always had difficulty with hearing syllables or accents. Phonetic spelling was the best way for me to know and understand how to pronounce words. #hookedonphonics #phoneticsounds #hearingimpairedproblems #yallwouldntunderstand https://www.instagram.com/p/B2sDCXwForipzSZ3WzE8KsKlJX0CwLjC8fqnxk0/?igshid=1ioddzphpjr5o
