The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Mad_Jack]

I do terribad with silent letters, like I posted a frigate on fb, reddit etc. except to me it looks like fri-ga-te, I yi yi! Clicks maracas, I see gnomes as hno-mez! Morticia, let's dance!

Oh, you'd hate Gaelic, then, lol - not only are half the letters silent but they also don't have the same sounds as in English, hehehe...

(the name Nimh is pronounced "Neev", fer example, and Caoimhe is "Kweeva".)

 

[Hussar]

Oh, you'd hate Gaelic, then, lol - not only are half the letters silent but they also don't have the same sounds as in English, hehehe...

(the name Nimh is pronounced "Neev", fer example, and Caoimhe is "Kweeva".)

I believe Gaelic was invented by someone who REALLY wanted to win at Scrabble.

 

[Ryujin]

Oh, you'd hate Gaelic, then, lol - not only are half the letters silent but they also don't have the same sounds as in English, hehehe...

(the name Nimh is pronounced "Neev", fer example, and Caoimhe is "Kweeva".)

How to pronounce a word in Gaelic: Take a few letters from the beginning, then add a few letters from the end. I the word is really long take a couple of random letters form the middle as well, and you're likely right.

 

[Guest 7034872]

Rest in peace, Paulie. You were a better wiseguy than the real ones.

 

[prabe]

I believe Gaelic was invented by someone who REALLY wanted to win at Scrabble.

I always figured it was transliterated by someone who hated the English.

 

[dragoner]

You haven't lived until you have argued with Russians about the proper romanization of words. Kinda like, that's not "ah" but "oo" - "It's feminine!" There is no feminine in English ...

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Oh, you'd hate Gaelic, then, lol - not only are half the letters silent but they also don't have the same sounds as in English, hehehe...

(the name Nimh is pronounced "Neev", fer example, and Caoimhe is "Kweeva".)

The Secret of NIMH is that it’s NEEV???

Nooo!!!!!!!!!

 

[Benjamin Olson]

Sometimes it's amazing how a post can contain so much information, yet so little of it is what the author intended to share.

Most historical documents are informative primarily for the things the author wasn't trying to say. Sometimes the same applies to contemporary texts.

 

[Ryujin]

Most historical documents are informative primarily for the things the author wasn't trying to say. Sometimes the same applies to contemporary texts.

Sometimes subtext isn't as sub, as some people would think.

 

[dragoner]

Sometimes the implied stuff is on purpose as well.