I recently read something disturbing at Merriam-Webster

[conuly]

It's been haunting my very dreams.

Answer the question before you click, please: How do you say the word "detritus"?

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Yeah, M-W is right
73 (83.9%)

Nah, they absolutely gotta be trolling us somehow
14 (16.1%)

Comments

[darkoshi]

It sounds correct to me with the first syllable as either Dee or Dih or even D' (without a particular vowel), similar to the word "decide". I always say the rest of the word the same as in the audio examples on that page.

[sabotabby]

Same. I was expecting something far worse.

[cellio]

Same. With the accent on the second syllable, which is what I think I heard there.