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MilkmanDansays...I went to Wales once, and visited Laugharne. Pronounced "LARN". And that was one of the more logical / pronounceable place names ... good luck with the ones with 7 f's in a row!
Nice place though.
GenjiKilpatrick...this is one of the most boring interviews i've ever seen..
And I'm the sorta person who watches hours long lectures about politics, science & social issues for fun..
Nothin' like posh, straight-laced, long-winded, anecdotes about how mildly vexing it is when people mispronounce your ridiculously "quirky" Welsh name, ad nauseam. T_T
Longest three minutes EVAR.
Must be a CIA agent testing new torture techniques.. @_@
ChaosEngineWelsh... mental language.
Seriously, look at this town name: Llanelli.
Looks like it should be LA- NEL-EE, right?
Nope, it's clan ech li. Goddamnit Wales, there is no 'c' or 'g' in Llanelli!! You cannot go around making up spelling!
LilithiaReminds me of the English language. That's even worse! They write "knee" and "knob", but say "nee" and "nob". They write "bomb" and "lamb", but say "bom" and "lam". "Women" is pronounced "wimin", for §$&%'s sake!
And look at this state name: Arkansas. Looks like it should be Ar-Kansas, right? Nope, it's Ar-can-saw.
You can't just make up your own pronunciation!
Welsh... mental language.
Seriously, look at this town name: Llanelli.
Looks like it should be LA- NEL-EE, right?
Nope, it's clan ech li. Goddamnit Wales, there is no 'c' or 'g' in Llanelli!! You cannot go around making up spelling!
ChaosEngineOh yeah, English is a total mongrel language. It happily steals words from other languages all the time. It's one of the reasons it's so versatile (and complex).
Arkansas, for example, is not an English word; it's a French pronunciation of a Sioux word!
Reminds me of the English language. That's even worse! They write "knee" and "knob", but say "nee" and "nob". They write "bomb" and "lamb", but say "bom" and "lam". "Women" is pronounced "wimin", for §$&%'s sake!
And look at this state name: Arkansas. Looks like it should be Ar-Kansas, right? Nope, it's Ar-can-saw.
You can't just make up your own pronunciation!
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Jinxsays...I spend a not inconsiderable amount of time trying to convince people to pronounce my name "Raif" instead of "Ralf" (Spelt Ralph...). It's made worse because I have never been able to find an explanation as to why there is an old English tradition of pronouncing it this way. The etymology of the name is no help, I can only assume that somebody mistook an l for i at some point and it stuck. Which is stupid. Not as stupid as "Ralf" sounds to me though, even if it makes more sense.
Oh yeah, English is a total mongrel language. It happily steals words from other languages all the time. It's one of the reasons it's so versatile (and complex).
Arkansas, for example, is not an English word; it's a French pronunciation of a Sioux word!
worthwordsWelsh is a complete phonetic language - the digraphs LL, Dd, Ch, etc follow predicable pronunciation as opposed to english with often requires a-priory knowledge about pronunciation.
'Ll' is a single letter in welsh so it would be wrong to read it as related to the english 'L' which seems to be why english speaks sound so retarded trying to say 'Llanelli' or 'machynlleth'
Disclaimer : welsh is my native language and I have met Ioan Gryffyth at various cultural events.
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