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> a C followed by the vocals e and i is always pronounced tch in Latin. MW (from your link) says it's pronounced "siŋgyəˈlātə" which is definitely not "tchingu
by zimpenfish 6y ago
> a C followed by the vocals e and i is always pronounced tch in Latin.
MW (from your link) says it's pronounced "siŋgyəˈlātə" which is definitely not "tchingulata", no matter what Latin says.
- asjw 6y agoYes, in English It also says that bus is pronounced ˈbəs, but it's a contraction of French omnibus, that comes from Latin omnibus, which is pronounced ɔmnibus (both in French and Latin), like goose, but with a much shorter oo sound. Anyway the point was is English language that stole words from other languages and changed their pronunciation, not the other way around.