I know like Interesting shifting to intresting is just a lazy speech shift, but is Wednesday the same? Because Wed-nes-day almost sounds impractical, unless "dn" makes some odd sound that ties wed-nes without eliminating it like in wens-day.
Any help?
2007-12-19 11:46:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I think it was more like Woden's Day, then I presume it went to wed-nes-day and now wens-day.
I had a teacher in high school (math I think) who insisted on pronouncing it like wed-ens-day.
2007-12-19 11:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Was Wednesday every pronounced as Wed-nes-day as it's spelled
2014-12-04 00:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-12-19 11:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by Hannah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It used to be pronounced that way ... long long time ago. There are tons of words in English like that.
In my State ... Connecticut, it looks like it should be pronounced connect i cut. It's pronounced con net i cut. BTW, it means land between 2 rivers in Mohegan (Native American).
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2007-12-19 11:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Etymology
2007-12-19 11:49:25 · answer #5 · answered by Rachel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wednesday is derived from Woden's-day, after the god Woden. I think he was norsk.
2007-12-19 11:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Both...my parents are foreign and pronounce it Wednesday.
2007-12-19 11:48:27 · answer #7 · answered by ToniAnn <33 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"d" is like a silent letter in a word wednesday...its not a lazy speech shift....it's always pronounced as wensday...
2007-12-19 11:54:03 · answer #8 · answered by mizuki 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No I don't think so...
2007-12-19 11:48:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Groundhog day last when celebrated?
2015-12-10 01:40:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋