You mean the s?
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ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Next you’ll be telling me I should pronounce the L in island as well!
FarFarAway@startrek.website 2 years ago
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I mean the L. Like in salmon.
FarFarAway@startrek.website 2 years ago
You pronounce the L in salmon?
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
What if I told you nothing is real
thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 years ago
i-sand… is-and… isund? iand? Ok, I give up, how are you supposed to pronounce it without the L?
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Now that is the real question.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
etymologically the word is made up of “i” and “land”, the “s” was added by some idiot in the 15th century. “i” is cognate with “ö” in swedish which simply means “island”, so just pull a power move and drop all the other letters completely.
Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
The i of Oahu? Pen i?
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
In Swedish it would be Penö, so I suggest Peni…s
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
fun fact: the S in island is completely fucking made up, the original spelling was “iland” with “i” being cognate with “ö” in swedish. It basically means island land and the only reason why there’s an S in there is because some shithead thought it was related to the french word “isle” and felt that INCORRECT idea warranted changing the spelling.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Yep. It is indeed. Same with the K in knight, which was added for no fucking reason.
samus12345@lemmy.world 2 years ago
“Knight” used to be pronounced with the “K.” It was always there, it’s not pronouncing it that’s new.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Oh yeah I confused it with some other word.