When did the pronunciation of Bodicea change from what I was taught Bo-Dise-eeaa too Boo-dick-a ? The following link explains the reason for the change in spelling and pronunciation of her name, though it doesn't give a precise date

"Superconducting quantum interference device" is respelled to the local pronunciation spelling norm in the Philippines "Superkondakting kuwantum interferens debays." But then none of those words relates in any way to real

I hate to be the spanner in the works here, but this subject is near and dear to my heart. As most of you know, I am an American working in Greece. The majority of Greeks in Greece insist on the innate superiority of British English to American

If a word has one or two syllables it's usually spelled with "s" in both I've never heard any such rule. The only one I know is "did it originally, or through derivation via Latin ... in -izein". You are the first

Oh, I got it too, I was just trying to see if there was an interesting discussion here. Counting wars seems to be a tricky business. I would actually have guessed that there were probably fewer wars in that fifty-year stretch than usual. But for

The modern Greek pronunciation has no relevance whatever to centuries of English usage. The OED entry is for 'Euboean' and the reference to Evvoia has nothing to do with pronunciation. In that case, I'm in the middle of a perhaps

... } I don't know what song you're referring to; my interest in } the thread started with seeing "AH" used to represent a } pronunciation. The issue concerning the use of "ah" to } convey pronunciation will never be

}> (My Uncle Maurice (and all the rest of us) used while he was alive (the }> rest of us still so use) to pronounce his name ('mOris) (MORRis).) } } I assume you used and use to use the } 'orange' (cot) vowel in

(My Uncle Maurice (and all the rest of us) used while he was alive (the rest of us still so use) to pronounce his name ('mOris) (MORRis).) I assume you used and use to use the 'orange' (cot) vowel in "Morris" /mAr@s/ (rhyming

Many New York named streets were re-named once or more. And that's even without renaming having been directed by any foreign occupying forces. How 'bout the British? E.g. 'de Heerenstraat' => 'Broadway'. In some cases