Where is the "s" gone to?
2007-03-10 19:17:20 · 14 answers · asked by QQ dri lu 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Illinois, as many other geographical points, were named by the French using original Indian names, adapted to the French spelling,
So the "s" in Illinois is silent. and the original pronunciation was probably "ill lin nwah", but this last doesn't go with the character of the English language as "Illi noy" does
2007-03-11 05:39:30 · answer #1 · answered by ♀La Femme►☼ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The S is silent, like the last S in Arkansas. And I'm not from Illinois and I've never heard it pronounced any other way other than Illi Noy
2007-03-11 04:20:29 · answer #2 · answered by Alibi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it really depends. Some people pronounce it Illi-noy and some pronounce it Illi-nois. I hope I was helpful.
2007-03-11 04:20:30 · answer #3 · answered by XxsomeonexX 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name orgininated from France. And in the French language the last letter tends to be left out. such as, "faux" which means fake is pronounced "foe" because the x is silent and Illinois is pronouced "illinoy" because the s is silent.
2007-03-11 04:21:48 · answer #4 · answered by pretty shy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to school in Illinois, I remember in elementary school they taught us "There is no "noise" in Illinois." It was kind of funny, because the local dialect pronounces it "Illi(noise)"
2007-03-11 06:19:32 · answer #5 · answered by bumppo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the correct pronunciation. the letter s is silent on that case. It can be called additional letter as decoration. It looks more beautiful to look at it than on a simple Illinoi
2007-03-11 04:27:09 · answer #6 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was originally colonised by the French. It is normal for them to leave a final constonant silent.
2007-03-11 04:21:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a"noy"ing to hear it pronouned Ill uh noise
2007-03-11 04:27:31 · answer #8 · answered by MamaJupe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The don't like noise.
Why is Spokane pronounced Spo-kann?
2007-03-11 04:20:10 · answer #9 · answered by Chris C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisconsinites call them FIBs.
2007-03-11 04:31:36 · answer #10 · answered by RyRy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋