I was like "what, do Brits pronounce it 'sap' ell oh ell" and oh. Yeah. They do?
(Some?) Americans not pronouncing the h in conch. Maybe a dialect thing?
I think terms derived from latin are consistently different between UK and US, although the only thing I can find on the subject is this, so I might be off on that.
I didn't know about "colour" until maybe like 4-5 years ago or so.
Never heard the h pronounced in the US.
The British pronunciation is correct, and the US one is wrong.
Like a conch shell? I've only ever heard it pronounced with an "h". People pronounce it without one? Haha.
Is the US the only region where they say "Pra-gress"? I thought Canada just kind of was the same as over here. Though honestly I hear so many different accents though media so frequently I think I just kind of have accepted most different pronunciations of words and never really register it. It's always more noticeable when written down.
Also Runescape got me no spelling Armor, Color, and Defense here in the US for like all of my youth.
Same pronunciation as jail...yeah right.
edit: mhh, might not be a UK vs US kind of thing.
Okay, but Charles is still two syllables.
Yeah, same. Never heard anyone here say sappiens.
Ever since I heard "ad-ver-tiz-ment" it was clear that Brits are no longer the authority on the English language.
Is there a specific reason UK/AU adds u between o and l in words?
What's with some people pronouncing the "w" in sword?
It's Latin and the stress is on the e.
No. It's the other way around. US English removed the u.
I'm British and pronounce it sape-iens.
The way Americans say "privacy" makes me want to vomit.
Would you say it makes you want to PRY your I's out?
"Centre" confused me 30 years because I never heard anyone pronounce it. Once I found out it was the same as Center, I felt like Ariel walking on the beach with a mute tongue.
I'm so confused by this haha. I'm American and have never heard it without the "h". Are people pronouncing it like "Conk"?
The US saves a syllable on this one.
I would imagine that pronouncing it the same was as private makes sense.
Yeah this was weird for me too when I found out.
Hot take tho: these are just two separate words and its the lamest thing when people get upset about it.
Which side are you on though?
I have no idea if this is true, but at least for the northeast US I get the feeling the pronunciation has to do with the popularity of parimigiana dishes (like chicken parm). The "gia" sound in the middle of the word got anglicized to more of a "sha" sound.