tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post3466045875348674610..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Language of Confusion: When Language Divides By ZeroJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-75596070436921115052011-03-19T22:10:46.124-04:002011-03-19T22:10:46.124-04:00One of my linguistics instructors says that she en...One of my linguistics instructors says that she enjoys the retention of spellings with little resemblance to their pronunciations because it makes it easier to trace the ancestry of the word. Something I hadn't thought about before that.Suhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-23875515963892727232011-03-18T17:48:50.629-04:002011-03-18T17:48:50.629-04:00How many of you, reading the blog, uttered the wor...How many of you, reading the blog, uttered the word Colonel without thinking of it?<br><br>English... is a silly language, isn't it?William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-13821804868132691102011-03-17T06:41:32.784-04:002011-03-17T06:41:32.784-04:00Interesting! :-DThanks. I'm so glad I don'...Interesting! <br><br>:-D<br><br>Thanks. I'm so glad I don't use traditional ranks for my books' armies.Mishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-25207981428090158822011-03-17T00:22:41.776-04:002011-03-17T00:22:41.776-04:00Yes, English is a crazy sludgy language. So many ...Yes, English is a crazy sludgy language. So many dashes of French, along with some Middle English, a little Dutch, a pinch of Italian--it makes for a very muddy language to explain to third graders. <br>I always learn something useful from you. Thanks.Susan Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-51444053340354150722011-03-17T00:13:26.239-04:002011-03-17T00:13:26.239-04:00Probably the same thing I think of it now...Probably the same thing I think of it now...tangynthttp://tangynt.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-70170683779220556352011-03-16T23:13:35.948-04:002011-03-16T23:13:35.948-04:00English has so many rules, but there's always ...English has so many rules, but there's always an exception. Like ghot, you can pronounce that as fish. Words are interesting, but English makes some pronunciations so interesting!Madeline Bartoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805039990538185267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-25355247020863820332011-03-16T22:10:01.443-04:002011-03-16T22:10:01.443-04:00I have no answers for this one, haha. What will ou...I have no answers for this one, haha. <br>What will our kids think of LOL speak?<br>I don't know. Their language will probably be so corrupted by then, I won't even understand them.Christine Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-78111548611994275712011-03-16T20:15:38.706-04:002011-03-16T20:15:38.706-04:00Well, thanks for the details!!! I never observed t...Well, thanks for the details!!! I never observed them!! (why??? I was sleeping in English classes!!! Ha Ha)<br><br><br>Colonel => Kurnel??? Great!!<br><br>http://arandomarticle.blogspot.comAllMyPostshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633374524540097827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-90940195581410135902011-03-16T19:46:41.634-04:002011-03-16T19:46:41.634-04:00Thanks for this. I always wondered about colonel, ...Thanks for this. I always wondered about colonel, but never enough to look it up (just lazy, I guess).Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-4062065289135030352011-03-16T18:32:43.129-04:002011-03-16T18:32:43.129-04:00I agree! Teaching kids to read is kinda difficult....I agree! Teaching kids to read is kinda difficult. I can't explain to them why certain things are spelled the way they are. Lol. I must have done something right because they read well though :)Kerri Cuevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-22989180678173240762011-03-16T15:37:48.142-04:002011-03-16T15:37:48.142-04:00Dissimilation is the interesting concept and no do...Dissimilation is the interesting concept and no doubt responsible for some of the confusion with the language. I've always wondered about lieutenant and the fact that in some places people say left-tenant.J.L. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-18870571354875018522011-03-16T15:05:40.135-04:002011-03-16T15:05:40.135-04:00I agree with Devin.I agree with Devin.Michael Offutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-42595157712372962802011-03-16T14:58:39.627-04:002011-03-16T14:58:39.627-04:00Colonel is definitely one of those weird words. Ha...Colonel is definitely one of those weird words. Hated that it sounded like "kernel" Always reminded me of corn or popcorn when I was little.Devin Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02778910287345364738noreply@blogger.com