▲ 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
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) So what you're saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language's rules? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent