that decided "tion" should be pronounced "shun"?
And that "ph" should sound like "F"
2007-09-29 03:27:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Great question. Explaining this to small kids can be a challenge
2007-09-29 03:34:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably an ancestor of the genius that decided it would be a GOOD thing to encourage every Tom, Dick and Harry on Yahoo Answers to go around reporting their neighbors.
Bogus notices of violation suck.
2007-09-29 10:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It came from a combo of old spellings and old languages, ie Old and Middle English and before that the various Norse and Celtic languages English has adopted.
2007-09-29 10:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Effusive 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
great question English has changed since the Middle ages and the way we say words has changed dramatically. Only problem is they did not change the spelling of these words. I am giving you a star
2007-09-29 10:32:33 · answer #4 · answered by devora k 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
And who was the genius who decreed that "Phuket" should be pronounced "POO-kay" instead of rhyming with "bucket".
2007-09-30 06:21:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be kind. It was obviously someone with a speech impediment and as we have all observed, most are drawn to careers in that which they need to work on most in themselves. [ie. psychologists]
2007-09-29 12:43:15 · answer #6 · answered by gldnsilnc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh thats me and u, Together worked and got that answer.
2007-09-29 10:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by *Ash* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who was the genius that invented the pretzel, this isnt sarcasm
2007-09-29 10:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by boehmbaseball1B MC 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who was the genius who put an 'S' in the word 'lisp'?
2007-09-29 10:31:28 · answer #9 · answered by itskungfu 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
some old person who happens to be long dead
2007-09-29 10:31:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋