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Suggest adding a reminder that when saying "urbit" as "herb it", you need to not say the "h". Unless you are actually supposed to say the h, of course. Perhaps it's the opposite of a silent letter.

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Sorry, this is a ridiculous parochialism on our part. In America, which is where English was invented and is also of course the biggest bestest country in the world with giant atomic bombs and stuff, we don't say the "h."

But apparently there's some little islands or somewhere where they do. Will fix.

Honestly, i was a little sad to see you mention latin out of the corner of my eye, which would mean you'd properly pronounce it oorbit, to then find out you're being as english about it as the internet usually is.

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