Wednesday

[DaEezT]

So, this is the one thing that keps on bugging me about the english language: Wednesday
I already asked a friend of mine from Scotland on IRC about it (just to make sure I didn't learn something totally wrong at school) but it's written Wednesday and spoken Wend(e)sday!
Why do you turn the "nd" around? I know there are several words where you just skip a letter when speaking them, thats fine with me, but turning two letters around and then pronouncing them both is kinda weird IMHO

 

[Fez_Monk]

I use the name "Mr. Wednesday'' as a name in some forums. I don't know much about the word itself, but I think it is related to a Norse god......Odin maybe?

 

[Juize]

"Mittwoch" is much simplier... Ah, god bless that German influence what finally
destroyed our original culture in 30's... (read: Mittwoch; Keskiviikko).

 

[Matrix]

The whole English language is scary.

through tough thought though
by buy bye

See what I mean?

 

[DaEezT]

Originally posted by Matrix
The whole English language is scary.

through tough thought though
by buy bye

See what I mean?

omg, now I'll have nightmares for weeks

and btw: why are currently more people afraid of me than of the word wednesday?

 

[floppa21]

Days, months, and holidays... Many have origins in the names of 'gods'... Roman, Norse, etc.

As for spelling, I went to the nationals as second-best in my school which meant I went to sit in the audience. Then, I watch the girl who was first and on stage misspell the word "MASON"... No one ever said life was fair...

 

[Gastric ReFlux]

ghoti

 

[Serutan]

Originally posted by Gastric ReFlux
ghoti

Parital to blackened red snapper myself. And yourself?

 

[Gastric ReFlux]

I Shaw do love some salmon, by George!

 

[Padma]

As has been partially mentioned above, Wednesday comes from "Wodin's day", named for the Norse god Odin.

And I have only ever heard it pronounced "wensday".

Like many other words (and not just in English!) some of the "awkward" sounds get smoothed away over time: the "d" in Wednesday, the "k" in knight, etc.

 

[IceBlaZe]

You scare me DaZeT!

 

[Becka]

What about February. o_O

 

[Padma]

Becka: February is still pronounced February, but that is changing. Another example of an "awkward" sound disappearing.

 

[Becka]

Originally posted by Padma
Becka: February is still pronounced February, but that is changing.

I know. I hardly EVER hear people say it right. I don't even say it right.

 

[Padma]

I understand. It still grates on my ears every time I hear "Feb-yoo-ary". But I have given up on correcting people. (sigh)

 

[Dralix]

Originally posted by Padma
Becka: February is still pronounced February, but that is changing. Another example of an "awkward" sound disappearing.

What about ask vs aks?

 

[Globber]

miercoles is a nice replacement for wednesday

 

[Becka]

Originally posted by Globber
miercoles is a nice replacement for wednesday

ARGH. The days of the week. The only thing I learned in Spanish in public school...

 

[Gastric ReFlux]

Miercoles? Is that the metric version? How do you convert customary days of the week into metric days of the week?

Just curious.

 

[Juize]

Miercoles? Is that the metric version? How do you convert customary days of the week into metric days of the week?

That was a good one