English is hard

[Svartalf]

Bàs lé antSasanach works well in both versions anyway.

[Cormac]

Hidden letters that must be put in when typing:
b in subtle
first e in interesting

vowels that change:
wear definitely has an e
were has some other vowel when you pronounce it

?

Int-er-est-ing. Each syllable is fully pronounced.

Pronouncing it Int-res-ting is like saying new-kew-lar for nuclear.

What other vowel does "were" have?


You've clearly lost your marbles. Toys in the attic. Over the rainbow, and all that...

[Cormac]

If you think English is hard, try Irish.

Ya mean Gaelic? My grandmother spoke it, but she was Scottish.

All I know is 'Alba gu bràth!'

Scotland > Ireland

It is the same language, and someone from the North of Scotland would be intelligible to someone from the far South of Ireland, in Gaelic. I learned Irish in the South, and I used to listen to BBC radio in Gaelic when I lived in Scotland.

[Cormac]

If you think English is hard, try Irish.

Ya mean Gaelic? My grandmother spoke it, but she was Scottish.

All I know is 'Alba gu bràth!'

Scotland > Ireland

au contraire - Scotland = Ireland (literally).


The word "Scot" is the old word for "Irish".

[borealis]

Hidden letters that must be put in when typing:
b in subtle
first e in interesting

vowels that change:
wear definitely has an e
were has some other vowel when you pronounce it

?

Int-er-est-ing. Each syllable is fully pronounced.

Does it have different pronouncing in Britain vs in America? I've heard both ways; interesting and then just something that sounds intresting.
Also buttocks vs bodöks

[Cormac]

Hidden letters that must be put in when typing:
b in subtle
first e in interesting

vowels that change:
wear definitely has an e
were has some other vowel when you pronounce it

?

Int-er-est-ing. Each syllable is fully pronounced.

Does it have different pronouncing in Britain vs in America? I've heard both ways; interesting and then just something that sounds intresting.
Also buttocks vs bodöks

I wouldn't venture to comment on my neighbours, and largest trading partner, what speaks the Queen's English. I speak Hiberno-English - an altogether superior variety.

Anyone who pronounces "int-er-est-ing" as "int-rest-ing" should be taken out the back and shot.


obviously.

[Svartalf]

If you think English is hard, try Irish.

Ya mean Gaelic? My grandmother spoke it, but she was Scottish.

All I know is 'Alba gu bràth!'

Scotland > Ireland

It is the same language, and someone from the North of Scotland would be intelligible to someone from the far South of Ireland, in Gaelic. I learned Irish in the South, and I used to listen to BBC radio in Gaelic when I lived in Scotland.

Ever tried putting a Hebridean together with somebody from the Kerry Gaeltacht? I'm not that sure they'd communicate efficiently. Scottish Gaighlig is close enough to Donegal Gaeilge... or used to be, but I can warrant I recognize Irish from scottish on sight, and the vocabulary is distinct even for some rather basic words, not to mention large divergences in pronunciation.

[Jason]

Hidden letters that must be put in when typing:
b in subtle
first e in interesting

vowels that change:
wear definitely has an e
were has some other vowel when you pronounce it

?

Int-er-est-ing. Each syllable is fully pronounced.

Does it have different pronouncing in Britain vs in America? I've heard both ways; interesting and then just something that sounds intresting.
Also buttocks vs bodöks

I wouldn't venture to comment on my neighbours, and largest trading partner, what speaks the Queen's English. I speak Hiberno-English - an altogether superior variety.

Anyone who pronounces "int-er-est-ing" as "int-rest-ing" should be taken out the back and shot.


obviously.

What about Wednesday?

[borealis]

Wensday? Why don't they just leave the extra letters.

[MiM]

[Tero]

W is useless, uendsday would be the same. We is uoi.

Back to were. It took me 30 years, but Merkins say in fact wör.

[Cormac]

If you think English is hard, try Irish.

Ya mean Gaelic? My grandmother spoke it, but she was Scottish.

All I know is 'Alba gu bràth!'

Scotland > Ireland

It is the same language, and someone from the North of Scotland would be intelligible to someone from the far South of Ireland, in Gaelic. I learned Irish in the South, and I used to listen to BBC radio in Gaelic when I lived in Scotland.

Ever tried putting a Hebridean together with somebody from the Kerry Gaeltacht? I'm not that sure they'd communicate efficiently. Scottish Gaighlig is close enough to Donegal Gaeilge... or used to be, but I can warrant I recognize Irish from scottish on sight, and the vocabulary is distinct even for some rather basic words, not to mention large divergences in pronunciation.

Written, I'd grant that they're very different. But spoken iy is more accent and some dialect. Other than that they'd communicate very well.

Anyway, I thought you were a frenchy?

[Cormac]

Hidden letters that must be put in when typing:
b in subtle
first e in interesting

vowels that change:
wear definitely has an e
were has some other vowel when you pronounce it

?

Int-er-est-ing. Each syllable is fully pronounced.

Does it have different pronouncing in Britain vs in America? I've heard both ways; interesting and then just something that sounds intresting.
Also buttocks vs bodöks

I wouldn't venture to comment on my neighbours, and largest trading partner, what speaks the Queen's English. I speak Hiberno-English - an altogether superior variety.

Anyone who pronounces "int-er-est-ing" as "int-rest-ing" should be taken out the back and shot.


obviously.

What about Wednesday?

I commend you on your public spirit.

[Cormac]

W is useless, uendsday would be the same. We is uoi.

Back to were. It took me 30 years, but Merkins say in fact wör.

Your o seems to have warts.

[Svartalf]

If you think English is hard, try Irish.

Ya mean Gaelic? My grandmother spoke it, but she was Scottish.

All I know is 'Alba gu bràth!'

Scotland > Ireland

It is the same language, and someone from the North of Scotland would be intelligible to someone from the far South of Ireland, in Gaelic. I learned Irish in the South, and I used to listen to BBC radio in Gaelic when I lived in Scotland.

Ever tried putting a Hebridean together with somebody from the Kerry Gaeltacht? I'm not that sure they'd communicate efficiently. Scottish Gaighlig is close enough to Donegal Gaeilge... or used to be, but I can warrant I recognize Irish from scottish on sight, and the vocabulary is distinct even for some rather basic words, not to mention large divergences in pronunciation.

Written, I'd grant that they're very different. But spoken iy is more accent and some dialect. Other than that they'd communicate very well.

Anyway, I thought you were a frenchy?

Frenchy with lots of Celt in me, including Irish and Scottish (ok, no later than 1715, but that was enough for me to build an interest), and since I love old Irish legends/myths, and traditional Irish and Scottish music, I've had rather more exposure to both languages than the average Gaul. Not to mention the year I spent taking Irish lesson at the Conradh na Gaeilge in Dublin... I was there to gather study material for a completely unrelated research project, but found time.