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[bol-uk]

Nitch drives me insane

Yes me too , it is actually ignorance though, total disregard for the original words and language.

 

[LostLegend]

Nitch drives me insane

Woostershershyer sauce

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Wait, are ‘Mericans now pronouncing Kiev “keev “
Yovanovich and Goldman have both said it in the last couple of minutes.
Add it to
Mos-cow
Coaster rica
Nitch (niche)
Aluminum
Erbs
Baysil
Orig ano
Etc

Mate, Keev just about finished me off today, KEEV ffs what even is that about???

Not to be a complete pedant, but “Keev” (Or actually Kyiv) is the Ukrainian way of saying it. “Kiev” is the Russian pronunciation.

 

[bol-uk]

Not to be a complete pedant, but “Keev” (Or actually Kyiv) is the Ukrainian way of saying it. “Kiev” is the Russian pronunciation.

They are not saying it like that though (Kyiv)
Looking at this it is actually different again. Scroll down to the audio demo:

Kiev, Kyiv, How Do You Pronounce (and Spell) It? (Published 2019)

The pronunciations heard during Wednesday’s testimony before the House Intelligence Committee left some spectators scratching their heads. We asked two experts.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Ruairi77]

Crazy to hear the ambassador having to defend herself against real time smear tweets from the President!
Also, yea, Keev, I've never even heard that here.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

They are not saying it like that though (Kyiv)

They are I think. The difference is very subtle tbf.

also, I suspect Yovanovitch PROBABLY knows how to pronounce it better than we do.

 

[bol-uk]

They are I think. The difference is very subtle tbf.

also, I suspect Yovanovitch PROBABLY knows how to pronounce it better than we do.

A very good point. The rest of my list still stands though....for now.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

A very good point. The rest of my list still stands though....for now.

Agreed.

Aluminium is the one that does my head in. THERE’S AN I IN THERE FFS.

 

[neil999]

Agreed.

Aluminium is the one that does my head in. THERE’S AN I IN THERE FFS.

i remember first hearing this on 'amazing discoveries' and just thought the presenter was completely mad

 

[RAFUH]

 

[b-rad]

Agreed.

Aluminium is the one that does my head in. THERE’S AN I IN THERE FFS.

Well, not necessarily. Both spellings (with and without the i) are accepted in the US

Aluminium vs. aluminum

<em>Aluminium</em> is preferred in much scientific writing and in all writing outside North America. <em>Aluminum</em> is preferred in nonscientific writing from the U.S. and Canada.

grammarist.com

To spell it with the i and say it without is wrong.
I would guess most American's spell it without the i, so they are correctly pronouncing the word that they are spelling.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

i remember first hearing this on 'amazing discoveries' and just thought the presenter was completely mad

Always reminds me of this advert:



Which if possible makes even less sense, because the British guy’s argument is “there’s a U in there”

THAT’S NOT EVEN GOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT!!!

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Well, not necessarily. Both spellings (with and without the i) are accepted in the US

Just cos they decided to start misspelling it as well as mispronouncing it...

 

[b-rad]

Just cos they decided to start misspelling it as well as mispronouncing it...

See the link above (sorry - I edited it in afterwards). Without the i came first.