fnv·Fallout New VegasbyConsole_Modder how you pronounce Caesar decides if we can be friends or notView original on sh.itjust.works64Comments19
MMyVeryRealName replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyHoly shit, I totally forgot about that. English is a weird language.5
HHawke replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesI mean which pronunciation is considered the “hard C”? Is it the one that sounds like s or the one that sounds like k?2
HHawke replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyThanks. The “hard” / “soft” terminology has never made sense to me, it’s always felt very arbitrary as to which is which. Also useless in the explaining the correct pronunciation of “gif”3
TT00l_shed replylemmy.worldEnglish is a silly language. And you're right i don't know of any rules, asides from it just being innate I suppose!3
SShinkanTrain replylemmy.mlAlso czar, tsar, císař, csaszár, keizer, keisari, kejser, cesarz, césar Though at least one of those means the specific title of Roman Emperor. Incidentally, "emperor" comes from the latin word imperator.10
It's pronounced: pizza pizza
Wait, is ol' boy wearing his initials on his undies?
Hard C represent.
Tf is a hard C?
Like the C in cookie, not like the C in ace
Holy shit, I totally forgot about that. English is a weird language.
It certainly is lol
Which one is hard?
The... first one? Lol
I mean which pronunciation is considered the “hard C”? Is it the one that sounds like s or the one that sounds like k?
The "k" sound is the hard "c" :)
Thanks. The “hard” / “soft” terminology has never made sense to me, it’s always felt very arbitrary as to which is which. Also useless in the explaining the correct pronunciation of “gif”
English is a silly language. And you're right i don't know of any rules, asides from it just being innate I suppose!
TIL the german word Kaiser is directly derived from Caesar :o
Also czar, tsar, císař, csaszár, keizer, keisari, kejser, cesarz, césar
Though at least one of those means the specific title of Roman Emperor. Incidentally, "emperor" comes from the latin word imperator.
Like, the salad or the hero?
You pronounce them differently?
Czar
Ave, trve to Caesar!