tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post1086200686613795677..comments2024-03-25T17:27:38.456+01:00Comments on Itchy Feet: the Travel and Language Comic: Proper PronunciationMalachi Ray Rempenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-8753534808062313632015-06-21T10:16:11.023+02:002015-06-21T10:16:11.023+02:00That's hilarious, but I feel like if I made a ...That's hilarious, but I feel like if I made a comic about that it'd just seem racist.Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-55610228666584237092015-06-20T17:12:42.572+02:002015-06-20T17:12:42.572+02:00In Korean, they use so many English words, but if ...In Korean, they use so many English words, but if you say those words in English, they won't understand. Instead of ordering "green tea" you have to ask for "geu rin ti" if you don't want to confuse anyone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306683240355071580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-46586324343429478632015-03-05T10:29:42.590+01:002015-03-05T10:29:42.590+01:00There are some people from Colombia who get mad at...There are some people from Colombia who get mad at English speakers for writing Columbia as the name of the country. Have they noticed that Germans call it Kolumbien? hehehehe. von Richthofenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916482202328450907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-82560761961603951812014-09-03T08:46:16.403+02:002014-09-03T08:46:16.403+02:00Yeah, but it's a proper place name, which can ...Yeah, but it's a proper place name, which can change the "right" way. Think about Germany - we call the city Cologne, but the Germans call it Kölln. Or Italy, where we call them Florence and Naples, and they call them Firenze and Napoli. There's no right or wrong way, just the way YOU say it!Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-23690258302750299502014-09-02T23:32:51.913+02:002014-09-02T23:32:51.913+02:00You have to think that "Los Angeles" is ...You have to think that "Los Angeles" is a Spanish word, that means "the angels", so our way to pronounce it is right.Judit-Annaïshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188023073196853973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-37729203470911754512014-04-05T09:05:24.832+02:002014-04-05T09:05:24.832+02:00É quello che mi piace della lingua italiana. Se lo...É quello che mi piace della lingua italiana. Se lo puoi leggere, lo puoi pronunciare!Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-88456994177099030582014-04-05T01:23:59.303+02:002014-04-05T01:23:59.303+02:00Nel lessico italiano a ciascuna lettera corrispond... Nel lessico italiano a ciascuna lettera corrisponde uno e un solo fonema, indipendentemente dalla posizione che occupa. Per questo i mangiaspaghetti pretendono di conoscere la pronuncia di qualsiasi parola straniera e considerarla corretta "se detto in italiano (which doesn't make any sense)" <br />...ed è anche il motivo per cui le gare di "Spelling" che si tengono in USA ci possono apparire ridicole.<br /> You can reply in english if you wish D;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-70420955568659712702014-03-05T00:51:11.278+01:002014-03-05T00:51:11.278+01:00Or like "Los Angeles." Is that "Los...Or like "Los Angeles." Is that "Loss Anj-eleez" or "Lohs An-chelés"?? They're both right, and they're both wrong!Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-53025822837807552562014-03-04T22:06:14.455+01:002014-03-04T22:06:14.455+01:00ugh. *startedugh. *startedPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914847907444236837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-64213837970935390152014-03-04T22:05:09.657+01:002014-03-04T22:05:09.657+01:00Reminds me of when I starting learning Spanish and...Reminds me of when I starting learning Spanish and having to learn to say «Soy de Wah-sheen-tun.» not to mention relearning cities like Sahn Frahn-ceess-co, Lohs Ahn-hell-ehs and Mee-ah-mee.Philnoreply@blogger.com