58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?message-squaremessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down10
arrow-up1234arrow-down1message-squareWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square79linkfedilink
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoThe exceptions likely have etymological explanations. Note that they’re exceptions – the norm is that word-initial G make a G sound and not a J sound. When we steal a word and its spelling from another language, that’s how we get exceptions. When someone invents a word and changes the rules, that’s how we spot a troll.
minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoSo what you’re saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language’s rules?
minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoFrench isn’t naturally occurring
The exceptions likely have etymological explanations. Note that they’re exceptions – the norm is that word-initial G make a G sound and not a J sound.
When we steal a word and its spelling from another language, that’s how we get exceptions.
When someone invents a word and changes the rules, that’s how we spot a troll.
So what you’re saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language’s rules?
French doesn’t have a creator
French isn’t naturally occurring