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> Truly English spelling is a delight for historical linguists. The worst part to me is that many (often older) loan words have anglicized pronunciation, while
by nordsieck 7y ago
> Truly English spelling is a delight for historical linguists.
The worst part to me is that many (often older) loan words have anglicized pronunciation, while other loan words keep their original pronunciation.
- Dylan16807 7y agoSometimes we borrow a word multiple times!
- barry-cotter 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublet_(linguistics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublet_(linguistics) e.g. > chief, chef, cape, capo, caput and head (French (twice), Latin via French, Italian, Latin, and Germanic, all from the same Indo-European word *ka(u)put "head")