like, do you say Veg-it-a-bel or Vegtibul?" and so on and so on
2006-09-17 04:51:28 · 11 answers · asked by jered 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It's historical. I am not saying they were originally pronounced as they are spelled, or that they were once spelled the way they are currently pronounced. But there is a complex interaction there that is basically historical. Most English words come from one or more other languages, and sometimes the fit is not an easy one. Wednesday is actually from Woden's Day; Woden being a Norse god. Actually, the big chief of the gods, as it were.
2006-09-17 05:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the case of Wednesday it is an Anglicization of the a Norse name for that day,Wodenstag, or Wodens Day.Over time the word has evolved in that way that the English language has evolved, strangely.The language of Beowulf lives in our daily speech, we have simply forgotten how the word is pronounced and we use it with our own pronunciation of the letters that make up that word.Come to think of it I need to check how to spell Wednesday everytime because sounding it out doesn't work and vegetable is another good one I never think about but will now. Curse your camels for bringing it up,
2006-09-17 05:19:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wednesday comes from Wodin's day, which originally came from the norse god Odin. Anglicizing these words has led to spelling differences. So sorry that it irks you, but it cannot be helped.
2006-09-17 05:31:56 · answer #3 · answered by C S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably got it's name from another word or words that created that spelling, and over many, many years, the word is pronounced "Wensday", and when everybody is saying wensday, it's hard not to make the official pronunciation wensday
...just like Brett Favre's name
2006-09-17 05:01:46 · answer #4 · answered by Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people who speak it want to make it as hard as possible to learn the language. Just my guess. I really don't know what the people who came up with English were thinking. They may have been smoking, who knows.
2006-09-17 06:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To drive people like me, who can not spell words longer than four letters, and then with some difficulty...absolutely crazy. And I mean crazy! Pompous a.sses that they were!
2006-09-17 05:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by kickinupfunf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becuz
2006-09-17 04:59:51 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Feel Good 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most words are spelled how they sound.
2006-09-17 05:00:53 · answer #8 · answered by маұа 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah.
2016-03-27 05:25:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with time they will be spelled like they sound.
i think its stupid too....thought?...or aisle?
2006-09-17 04:59:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋