"a nonion" is actually normal in English, it's called liaison. It's come into English from French. If a syllable doesn't start with a consonant, the consonant from the previous syllable is attached to it.
@@maccoll3644 the sound is not dropped but moved. As English follows the MOP (maximum onset principle), the onset is as big as phonotactics allow e. g. /ɪkˈstɹiːm/.
I'm from a part of America where we say ung-yun for onion, and I never even realized it until I watched something about it in my 20s, because it's only onion pronounced that way in that dialect. We still say bunion as bun-yun.
“You can make someone cry with a carrot, but you really have to jam it up there!!” 🤣
A carrot almost made him cry when he was defeated for a second time in the carrot in a box challenge, didn’t have to get jammed up anywhere.
@@Celebrindal333 carrot in a box never gets old.
This is the worst joke in the world yet I absolutely love this.
Use two onions. Then you can say "two onions".
"a nonion" is actually normal in English, it's called liaison. It's come into English from French. If a syllable doesn't start with a consonant, the consonant from the previous syllable is attached to it.
It's actually called elision.
@@maccoll3644 the sound is not dropped but moved. As English follows the MOP (maximum onset principle), the onset is as big as phonotactics allow e. g. /ɪkˈstɹiːm/.
Idk why but "fuck fist" just destroyed me
Hi Jon! I'm a massive fan!
What about when you are going to Rome on holiday? I'm going twitaly
This is the source of words like "nickname", "nother", and "Ned" :P
(and also some words like "apron" and "umpire"!)
Nickname is my favourite example!
My hubby says an ung-ion. And punk-yin.
John richardson is really an old man in a young mans body
I'm from a part of America where we say ung-yun for onion, and I never even realized it until I watched something about it in my 20s, because it's only onion pronounced that way in that dialect. We still say bunion as bun-yun.
I thought he said nanion 🤣
Anonymous.... you're welcome, I will see myself out😹
Ah so this is the joke that made Sean double over with laughter
Jon why are you a Leeds fan? You're not from Leeds.