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Thanee said:So, scythe is spoken pretty much like size then?
Well, with a "th" instead of the "z", yes. A second possibility is to speak it like "sigh", with a mute "-the". Both versions are okay.
Thanee said:So, scythe is spoken pretty much like size then?
saĭð.Thanee said:So, scythe is spoken pretty much like size then?
Joshua Dyal said:saĭð.
Although that's potentially confusing because ai in English is often pronounced like ei in the International Phonetic Alphabet. Sometimes I wish we all just spelled with the phonetic alphabet!
Joshua Dyal said:saĭð.
Although that's potentially confusing because ai in English is often pronounced like ei in the International Phonetic Alphabet. Sometimes I wish we all just spelled with the phonetic alphabet!
einsamste said:always said it as 'sigh' here.
Ankh-Morpork Guard said:I may be a bit confused here, but...
Prononucing 'scythe' as sigh?
Ankh-Morpork Guard said:But if you do pronounce it as 'sigh', then what about a sai?
Joshua Dyal said:I've never heard of scythe being pronounced with a silent [th] and according to my dictionary, it would be incorrect to do so.
Really, these words aren't controversial if you can just look them up. A lot of people may pronounce words incorrectly, but they're still clearly doing it incorrectly.
Not really. You pronounce the latter "baton" if trying to contrast it with "scythe"; and the former is pronounced "kusari-gama" when you're trying to distinguish it from "sai". If you're in a setting that has scythes, you don't have sais, and vice versa, so it's never come up. [yes, i probably picked the wrong pseudo-japanese weapon name; i didn't feel like digging a book out and i think i got my point across.]Ankh-Morpork Guard said:I may be a bit confused here, but...
Prononucing 'scythe' as sigh? I'm not sure I understand that...I've always pronounced it more like 'sigh-th'. I may just be misinterpreting other posters, though, as its tough to describe pronunciation accurately.
But if you do pronounce it as 'sigh', then what about a sai? THAT I pronounced exactly like 'sigh'. Wouldn't having both scythe and sai the same make it a bit...well, confusing?