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I know there is no reason languages have to be standardized and anyway I am not a native English speaker but Google translate renders different pronunciations (
by JPLeRouzic 5y ago
I know there is no reason languages have to be standardized and anyway I am not a native English speaker but Google translate renders different pronunciations (at least in my ears) for Oryx and Aurochs.
Do English (and derivatives) natives agree that both words sound the same?
- nerdponx 5y agoI am a native American English speaker, and I would not expect them to sound the same. Why would they? However they are both unusual and unfamiliar, so people might get them confused anyway.
- ryanjshaw 5y ago"Oryx" is pronounced "are-ricks". Doesn't sound like "our ox".
- mkl 5y agoDepends on accent. In my NZ accent, "oryx" doesn't sound much like "are-ricks" at all. To me oryx and aurochs sound similar enough I can imagine people confusing one unfamiliar hoofed animal for the other.
- Talanes 5y agoFor me "oryx" does sound like "are-ricks," but "our-ox" is basically indistinguishable from "are-rocks." Only the one slight vowel sound of difference.
- JPLeRouzic 5y agoThanks to you all, for your answers!