How do you pronounce chic?
Lol.
And a thousand other non English words.
Allan
How do you pronounce chic?
Lol.
And a thousand other non English words.
Allan
Chick, not sheik.
It is counterintuitive for Americans
Yeah so is chic.
Yet people pronounce it correctly every day.
Allan
WuWei:It is counterintuitive for Americans
Yeah so is chic.
Yet people pronounce it correctly every day.
Allan
After they if they choose to.
It is counterintuitive for Americans.
You can do it. I believe in you.
It is counterintuitive for Americans.
WuWei:It is counterintuitive for Americans.
You can do it. I believe in you.
Of course I can, if I care. I don’t care.
Chick, not sheik.
Lol. Very funny.
You actually pronounce as chick. lol
Tell me you are pulling biggestal99’s leg.
Please.
Allan
WuWei:It is counterintuitive for Americans.
You disagree?
WuWei:Chick, not sheik.
Lol. Very funny.
You actually pronounce as chick. lol
Tell me you are pulling biggestal99’s leg.
Please.
Allan
By English grammar rules, yes.
By English grammar rules, yes.
Yes but I asked you personally.
You don’t pronounce it chick?
Now do you?
Allan
WuWei:By English grammar rules, yes.
Yes but I asked you personally.
You don’t pronounce it chick?
Now do you?
Allan
I don’t use it.
I don’t use it.
It’s in the Oxford English Dictionary.
It’s a word. Just like any other word.
What word did you use instead of the preferred word.
Stylish?
Allan
ohknow35:camela, got it.
She’s just a precious little snowflake.
Close. It is Kamala. Hindu for red. I believe.
Allan
She says it’s Hindi for Lotus Flower.
Hindi is the language. Hindu is the religion.
You disagree?
Not at all, there’s plenty of things that are counterintuitive for Americans. I’ve just never heard it expressed in such a way that it could be interpreted as an excuse.
“You can’t expect me to learn how to do that correctly, I’m American!”
WuWei:I don’t use it.
It’s in the Oxford English Dictionary.
It’s a word. Just like any other word.
What word did you use instead of the preferred word.
Stylish?
Allan
Is Ka-mala in the Oxford?
I never needed such a word in English. Stylish probably would have worked if I had.
She says it’s Hindi for Lotus Flower.
Hindi is the language. Hindu is the religion.
I stand corrected.
Allan
WuWei:You disagree?
Not at all, there’s plenty of things that are counterintuitive for Americans. I’ve just never heard it expressed in such a way that it could be interpreted as an excuse.
“You can’t expect me to learn how to do that correctly, I’m American!”
It’s not an excuse, just grammar. There are a lot of names that are not pronounced intuitively.
If one chooses to put forth the effort, it can be overcome. I don’t find it worth the effort in this particular case.
depends on you doing it on purpose?
If someone thinks it’s cute to continually mispronounce her name on purpose, there’s probably something going on there.
CanadianJudo:depends on you doing it on purpose?
If someone thinks it’s cute to continually mispronounce her name on purpose, there’s probably something going on there.
Like what?