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InFLUEnza and the shortened version is pronounced like “blue” in English? Seems reasonable for a non-native speaker to infer it should be spelled with an e at t
by asquabventured 5y ago
InFLUEnza and the shortened version is pronounced like “blue” in English? Seems reasonable for a non-native speaker to infer it should be spelled with an e at the end.
- Izkata 5y agoThe syllables of "influenza" are "in-flu-en-za", that's probably why it became "flu" instead of "flue".