Moss Spelling Dictionary

syoudevernia, put right

heard as syoudevernia

spelled pseudevernia

Pseudevernia.

What the ear did

The you spelling belongs to eu words that really do take a y sound, such as Europe. This one starts with a written p regardless.

Sound decision: two sound decisions at once. Said soo-de-VER-nee-uh.

P-S-E-U-D-E-V-E-R-N-I-A

The full entry for pseudevernia covers the name itself.

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