▲ 237 ▼ Why is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 months ago by 58008@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 79 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago* (1 child) it was an Spanish colony for 300 years, Filipino is the Spanish spelling, and probably stuck, in English would have been "Philippine" permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child) I always remember the 'pp' by imagining it as some suburban estate. "Philip Pines" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] purrtastic@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That is exactly what I do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* Does your brain also say it with the same voice as "Reticulating Splines" from SimCity? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child) I always remember the 'pp' by imagining it as some suburban estate. "Philip Pines" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] purrtastic@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That is exactly what I do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* Does your brain also say it with the same voice as "Reticulating Splines" from SimCity? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] purrtastic@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That is exactly what I do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* Does your brain also say it with the same voice as "Reticulating Splines" from SimCity? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago* Does your brain also say it with the same voice as "Reticulating Splines" from SimCity? permalink fedilink source parent