People on the internet: argue about whether Skulltula should be pronounced like Tarantula
No one on the internet: argue that Blastoise should be pronounced like Tortoise
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@The_T You are saying it is not pronounced like "Tortoise"? How then? 
@vaporeon_ /ˈblæstɔɪs/
@The_T And how are you pronouncing "tortoise"?
@vaporeon_ /ˈtɔɹ.təs/
@The_T WTF 
Is this a regional dialect thing?
Why would you pronounce tortoise like that instead of /ˈtɔɹ.tɔɪs/ or similar
@The_T @vaporeon_ reducing sufficiently unstressed vowels to a schwa is a common feature of many english dialects
@Satsuma @The_T @vaporeon_ it’s still a weird spelling fur the purronounciation though, not that english isn’t full of other words with that purropurrty
@aescling @The_T @vaporeon_ in this case specifically it is an imitation of “porpoise”, who’s spelling we can blame on the french
@Satsuma @The_T @vaporeon_ i was shocked to learn it actually comes from latin given the spelling
@vaporeon_ @aescling @The_T well it was imported into english during the time period where like half the country was native french speakers so