josefo to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-squaremessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down136
arrow-up1133arrow-down1message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.josefo to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-27 months agoIn this particular instance, the Great Vowel Shift is to blame. What caused that is up for debate. In general, English is so strange because it’s a mongrel language, incorporating words from a variety of other different languages.
In this particular instance, the Great Vowel Shift is to blame. What caused that is up for debate.
In general, English is so strange because it’s a mongrel language, incorporating words from a variety of other different languages.