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[-] 5dashes@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't get it. Aren't they pronounced mostly the same?

[-] kn33@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

I'll do my best here - "Aristotle" is pronounced "Air-ih-stot-ul" whereas Chipotle is more like "Chip-oat-lee"

[-] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago
[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago
[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

They did say their best. Not that it'd be correct.

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Leave them southerners alone. They didn't do nuffin 'cept try to overthrow America twice.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 10 months ago

Aristotle is only pronounced like that because Aristoteles was somehow too confusing for English speakers.

[-] archon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Now that you mention it.. he's indeed called Aristoteles in my language.. never noticed the spelling difference in english!

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 10 months ago

Yup. The British did weird stuff to Roman names out of victorian reasons.

Hadrianus becomes Hadrian, because of anus. They then also shortened others like Pompeius becoming Pompey etc.

[-] FluminaInMaria@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

I know I'm furthering the immature narrative, butt:

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Sounds like we did him a favor.

[-] ZeroDrek@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

It’s “Chip-oat—lay”…not “lee”

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