Ok how do you say it.
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Russianwolf
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if you are talking about Ireland, Scotland, etc. its Keltic
Only people who are from Boston or only know the word in the term of sports use Seltic. And I use Keltic for the team also, cause I know better.
Only people who are from Boston or only know the word in the term of sports use Seltic. And I use Keltic for the team also, cause I know better.
Rick P
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KELTIC
It's a hard-c sound.
Julius Caesar, who was among the first non-Gallic individuals to encounter the Celts, called them the Celtae (or Celts) in his de Bello Gallicum. Knowing that the Romans did not use a soft-C in their classical Latin, we can thus know that it's the K-elts, rather than the S-elts.
Mind you, that would also make Cicero's name Kikero, which sounds odd to our modern ears!
Julius Caesar, who was among the first non-Gallic individuals to encounter the Celts, called them the Celtae (or Celts) in his de Bello Gallicum. Knowing that the Romans did not use a soft-C in their classical Latin, we can thus know that it's the K-elts, rather than the S-elts.
Mind you, that would also make Cicero's name Kikero, which sounds odd to our modern ears!
Rick P
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We do not pronounce Hercules correctly either.
Heck we cant even get Hiroshima right!
Heck we cant even get Hiroshima right!
Hercules is correct if you spoke Latin (the Romans stole everything and renamed it all).
The Hellenes called him Herakles. (And Odysseus was Ulysses to the Romans, etc...)
Those efficient Romans 'Romanized' everything they found!
The Hellenes called him Herakles. (And Odysseus was Ulysses to the Romans, etc...)
Those efficient Romans 'Romanized' everything they found!
WWAtty
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Words adopted from other lands are sometimes "Americanized," often in the case of place names. A few examples I find particularly funny:
El Dorado (Kansas): should be "El-doh-RAH-doh" but locals say "EL-doh-RAY-doh" (with a nasal twang)
Buena Vista (Iowa): should be "BWAY-nuh-VEE-stuh" but Iowegians say "BYOO-nah-VIH-stuh"
New Prague (Minnesota): should be "NOO PRAHG" but locals say "NOO PRAYG"
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El Dorado (Kansas): should be "El-doh-RAH-doh" but locals say "EL-doh-RAY-doh" (with a nasal twang)
Buena Vista (Iowa): should be "BWAY-nuh-VEE-stuh" but Iowegians say "BYOO-nah-VIH-stuh"
New Prague (Minnesota): should be "NOO PRAHG" but locals say "NOO PRAYG"
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Rick P
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Ain't language fun!?! Michigan is full of french names that get well butchered on a regular basis. Alaska is FULL of native names that are way off, for example "Knik" is the best whites could come up with for the Native word for snow. So I live on the snow river. Dont ask me to pronounce it like most Native words its got a rolling click thats very difficult for white tongues. It has always seemed to me we should use the pronunciation that the dude who named the thing in the first place used.......thus Herakles.
I am severely dyslexic, this stuff has always baffled and fascinated me!
Anyone feeling a geological sence of DeJa vu????
I am severely dyslexic, this stuff has always baffled and fascinated me!
Anyone feeling a geological sence of DeJa vu????
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Rick P
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Hercules is correct if you spoke Latin (the Romans stole everything and renamed it all).
The Hellenes called him Herakles. (And Odysseus was Ulysses to the Romans, etc...)
Those efficient Romans 'Romanized' everything they found!
"HI there your conquered, here is plumbing, advanced medical practices, roads, public education, an effective army and improved agriculture. Just send 5% of your GDP to the emperor and call your selves "Romans"......OK? Great these guys are gonna keep an eye on things. Dont make us conquer you again. BTW you guys got anything cool to share with us? Something for the army maybe?"
Which is exactly why they were so good at what they did!
Hi Chris, As to your question on the correct way to pronounce Celtic we have a couple of ways. If you mean the football team (soccer) it's Seltic with an S, or if your referring to the Celts it's Keltic.
Ciamar a thu thu fhein.
Martin
Ciamar a thu thu fhein.
Martin
keithkarl2007
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Celtic Knot would sound like keltic but here in Ireland we have a football team called Celtic which sounds more like Seltic.
NewLondon88
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Ain't it thought?
Look up the pronunciation of 'victuals' :tongue:
We see it on licenses for places that sell food, as in
"Common Victuallers License" it just means food. Or in the
UK I think it might mean spirits, too. One of those words that
you'll see and pronounce in your head.. never knowing that you
already know the word, but think of it with a different spelling.
Depends on the use....it can be either.
Right here we have Houston --- you know what it's called in the rest of the country. Here it is house-ton.
Right here we have Houston --- you know what it's called in the rest of the country. Here it is house-ton.
clapiana
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That would be a sight to see somebody yelling Gooooo keltics...... diuing this playoff run...... in an Irish bar....... in south Boston....or better yet the new bridge cafe in Chelsea haha
I would bet they would likely find the street very soon
haha I would bet they would likely find the street very soon
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Yes I get this all the time. You would think that as many times they have either heard of Houston texas, they would say my last name like Houston does.
Here we probably would pronounce your name correctly - but the little villiage where I go to Church is House-ton. We also call Lewes - Lew-iss and Newark is New-ark....