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Should we also pronounce the K in knight the way we used to? English and its pronunciation are democratic, it's about the way it's used by people - it doesn't m
by sweezyjeezy 5y ago
Should we also pronounce the K in knight the way we used to? English and its pronunciation are democratic, it's about the way it's used by people - it doesn't matter what it was originally or what the inventor thinks. Trying to fight it just ignores the way English has always changed over time. Gif pronounced with a G or a J are both valid - because that's the way people say it.
- stavros 5y agoTrying to fight it is entirely democratic. You shouldn't have a problem with it. That would be like asking candidates not to campaign.
- sweezyjeezy 5y agoYou can fight for a pronunciation you prefer, but trying to argue that yours is a 'right' or 'objective' answer - that I think is misguided.
- spurtrenolds 5y ago> Should we also pronounce the K in knight the way we used to? The K in knight appears to have turned up in the American pronunciation of "schedule".