58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?message-squaremessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down10
arrow-up1230arrow-down1message-squareWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square76linkfedilink
minus-squaremodus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 hours agoI have a relative in NJ who says Arkansas like Kansas with the hard S. He says it’s a local thing but I think he’s just trying to be different.
minus-squareOCATMBBL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoI grew up in NJ and I have never heard anyone say it that way unironically.
minus-squareEvade5415@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoThat’s what I learned to call it growing up in Kansas.
I have a relative in NJ who says Arkansas like Kansas with the hard S. He says it’s a local thing but I think he’s just trying to be different.
I grew up in NJ and I have never heard anyone say it that way unironically.
That’s what I learned to call it growing up in Kansas.