Post #1293162
2026-04-14 16:32 UTC
I have the hardest time reading W.E.B. Du Bois's name as [dubɔɪs] rather than [dybwa].
#sociology #dubois #French #linguistics #phonetics
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@Infrogmation@mastodon.online 2026-04-14 17:16
@joshisanonymous I'd been reading his work for about 20 years before I found out he used the anglicized pronunciation.