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In the UK, yogh existed in Scotland a while longer than in England. You can observe it still in the name Menzies which is pronounced Ming-is there - the z in pl
by choult 1y ago
In the UK, yogh existed in Scotland a while longer than in England. You can observe it still in the name Menzies which is pronounced Ming-is there - the z in place of the yogh.
In the last week, our most famous Menzies passed away - politician Sir "Ming" Campbell.
- jgtrosh 1y agoThat's /ˈmɪŋɪs/,/ˈmɪŋɡɪs/ for anyone wondering
- zabzonk 1y agoThe newsagent chain Menzies (plural implied) was pronounced Ming-is-es.
- ggm 1y agoS/was/is/ in as much as the pronunciation remains even if the chain doesn't.
- selimthegrim 1y agoBut apparently, Macungie, PA has nothing to do with Mackenzie
- milesrout 1y agoYes it says this in the article.
- DonHopkins 1y agoWhy is the far right always so racist?
- emmelaich 1y agoAustralia's longest serving prime minister https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Menzies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Menzies also had the nickname 'ming'. Some wag made a 'ming vase' of his face: https://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2004.176/ming-vase-sir-robert-menzies https://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2004.176/ming-vase-sir...
- ViscountPenguin 1y agoI prefer the modern pronunciation for the mild chuckle of hearing Antony Green talk about who won period blood every election.
- emmelaich 1y agoOof, 'menses' - never heard that pronunciation but thanks I think.
- ViscountPenguin 1y agoYou're welcome, I think!
- FridayoLeary 1y agoThanks for that. I always thought it was Greek or something like that. I wondered why we had a major political party led by a Greek guy.
- geocar 1y agoFunny. Russian pronounces the з as a z sound.