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Column calamity

  • 21-10-2004 5:16pm
    #1
    simu
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    Has anyone else noticed how many people pronounce the word cloumn as "coll-yum"?


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  • #2
    PurpleFistMixer
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    How should it be pronounced?
    I say coll-yoom, with my American accent and all.


  • #3
    Gordon
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    No.!

    My Granny used to say "sangwiches" instead of samwiches though!


  • #4
    simu
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    PurpleFistMixer wrote:
    How should it be pronounced?
    I say coll-yoom, with my American accent and all.

    coll-um


  • #5
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    Alright, I'll try saying it right in future.

    Since we're on the topic of pronunciation, how would one say "nihilism?". I was saying "nilism" but my friend thought it was "nile-ism"...


  • #6
    simu
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    PurpleFistMixer wrote:
    Alright, I'll try saying it right in future.

    Since we're on the topic of pronunciation, how would one say "nihilism?". I was saying "nilism" but my friend thought it was "nile-ism"...

    According to dictionary.com, it's nile-ism.


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  • #7
    PurpleFistMixer
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    Ahh, just checked my dictionary and it is in agreement. Well, I suppose people will take me for some kind of Nile worshipper then...


  • #8
    Earthhorse
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    Just think of the word annihilate. I'm pretty sure they have the same root.


  • #9
    simu
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    Earthhorse wrote:
    Just think of the word annihilate. I'm pretty sure they have the same root.

    Yes - nihil means nothing in Latin.


  • #10
    Earthhorse
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    Well, I'm glad I'm right about that. 'Cos I say "coll-yoom" more often than not!


  • #11
    PurpleFistMixer
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    "Coll-um" reminds me too much of "Colm".
    Good thing I don't talk about columns too often. Minimise my incorrectness.


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  • #12
    Rredwell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 225 ✭✭Rredwell


    What's wrong with 'coll-yum'? Quite often the letter U assumes a Y sound - in the word "assume", for example. Would you say "ass-oom"? Or "ak-sen-too-ate" for accentuate?


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