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Härth? Really? Not hearth like earth?
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this is why english is *edit* ONE OF *edit* the hardest language on the planet to learn.
Show me somewhere in a grammer text book that it says the combo of 'ea' are pronounced as an 'a'. I cant find it.
We have rules to rules that break other rules then exceptions to those rules to break another rule that breaks... you get the picture...
I before E except after C anyone? oh unless its weird, which is just plain... weird
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Harder than Chinese? Or Arabic? I'd like to see the study that supports that assertion.
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Perhaps in the chapter that discusses the word "heart."
d'oh >.<
but still... wheres the rule? Who's to say Heart also isnt a special case?
What's interesting is the fact that every living language is in the same boat - at least this is what I conclude after studying a few of them.
tell that to ANY esl student tring to learn the language. Youll get the same answer. English is a pain in the arse. Every language has its quarks (i never said they didnt) but I suspect youd be hard pressed to find one that compares to English as far as contridicting itself over and over again.
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ew...
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xaratherus
It's pronounced Drain-eye in their racial intro cinematic.
I thought it was pronounced "space goat".
No, it's pronounced "air-eh-dahr".
Err, I mean... look over there, a pony!
*disappears in a poof of demonic smoke*
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mofomisfit
I'm not sure I'd say "stealing." I'd say that the history of British colonialism and English in the use of its application means that English was subtly infiltrated and altered, and absolutely made richer in much the same way that American culture has been made richer by the contribution of its immigrants from all around the world. Or the way in which pop music has been enriched by the influences of music from around the world.
English is a delightful and fascinating melange of what
works
and what expresses and flavours communication. English is perhaps the height of linguistic utilitarianism.
No I agree with that as well, 'stealing' was just a colorful way to put it. I'd assert that it's also not just a history of British colonialism, but also a history of the British Isles being conquered by several different groups of people in its history. I mean you take the original pre-Roman tribes, add a layer of Latin, then a layer of German, and then a layer of French and you've got English, which makes it interesting structurally as well as cosmetically.
This is definitely the most fun I've had on this forum. :D
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You don't see this one as much anymore, but it's SKO-loh-mance!
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I just watched it, and they say Dran (rhymes with ran) eye about 7 times during the cinematic.
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quote Valandilv]You don't see this one as much anymore, but it's SKO-loh-mance!
This one always confuses me. From my first sighting of the word, I naturally pronounced it like the above. I don't understand how there is any other way to pronounce it.
It's funny because my first instinct was to pronounce it sho-lo-mance and I have no idea why. I can't even think of a word where the "sch" combination is pronounced "sh" in real life. Of course when you realize it means "school of magic" the "sk" sound really makes sense.
My favorite word as pronounced by the English.
Aluminum
there is no second i at least not in the American spelling.
There is in the British spelling (and actually in a lot of places around the world). The history of that word is interesting, when it was first discovered the proposed word was "alumium" and then the guy decided aluminum would work better. After that there was a suggestion that aluminum wasn't classical sounding enough, so the extra 'i' was added in to make aluminium (it fits in more with potassium, sodium, cadmium, etc.) Aluminium was the standard spelling for a long time everywhere, until eventually American advertisers either created a campaign with a typo or decided that aluminum would be easier to say...so in North America 'aluminum' stuck while elsewhere in the world 'aluminium' stuck.
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Hmm my quoting got a little messed up in my last post, my response begins with "It's funny because my first instinct..."
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