Originally Posted by
419er
As long as this thread is about trivial things
Originally Posted by
419er
how would you propose we pronounce DYKWIA? Is "DICK wee uh" appropriate? Has anyone ever said this out loud? It just takes to long to say Dee Why Kay...
I've seen it as a word for quite some time now. But, I've never thought about how you'd say it out loud until you brought it up. Reading your suggestion, where would you put the stress or the accent? I suggest the second syllable, so it doesn't sound awkward saying "DIK" in the beginning.
So, you'd get, "di-CKWEE-uh."
In Spanish, I suggest writing it as diquía, to refer to females, diquío to refer to males.
Perhaps if we use this enough and share this with our friends and family, it'll make itself into the OED in the future and be accepted by the Royal Academy of Spanish.