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<blockquote data-quote="Every Time Ref" data-source="post: 960990" data-attributes="member: 71826"><p>The relationship between Gaelic pron, English pron, Irish spelling, English spelling and Latin alphabet is another massive mindfuck - as far as places and names go anyway, which is all the Irish Gaelic words I know apart from pogue mahone and Sinn Fein. I have so little knowledge I can't even speculate but it's fascinating to wonder how these various spellings/pronunciations came about. Language is extremely fluid, and when you have two distinct groups with separate languages, always at loggerheads and with a massive power disparity, there are so many ways the language can rapidly develop with words going back and forth.</p><p></p><p>Was there a written Gaelic language before anglicisation do you know?</p><p></p><p></p><p>It happens to be really close to where I grew up so I knew that one. Nothing like the original French pron at all</p><p></p><p>A couple of my favourites that weren't mentioned:</p><p>Towcester</p><p>Belvoir Castle</p><p></p><p>Any guesses...?</p><p></p><p>Answers:</p><p>[SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>Toaster</p><p>Beaver Castle</p><p></p><p>[/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Every Time Ref, post: 960990, member: 71826"] The relationship between Gaelic pron, English pron, Irish spelling, English spelling and Latin alphabet is another massive mindfuck - as far as places and names go anyway, which is all the Irish Gaelic words I know apart from pogue mahone and Sinn Fein. I have so little knowledge I can’t even speculate but it’s fascinating to wonder how these various spellings/pronunciations came about. Language is extremely fluid, and when you have two distinct groups with separate languages, always at loggerheads and with a massive power disparity, there are so many ways the language can rapidly develop with words going back and forth. Was there a written Gaelic language before anglicisation do you know? It happens to be really close to where I grew up so I knew that one. Nothing like the original French pron at all A couple of my favourites that weren’t mentioned: Towcester Belvoir Castle Any guesses...? Answers: [SPOILER] Toaster Beaver Castle [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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