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TheWorstPoster 07/13/18 9:42:33 PM #1: |
Why not just call the word "Q", and be done with it, instead of being composed of four silent letters? To anybody who never saw the word before, would think that it's pronounced "Q-we-we".
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ClarkDuke 07/13/18 9:43:52 PM #2: |
Why not get a job, ok?
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Questionmarktarius 07/13/18 9:52:38 PM #3: |
English is weird. Accept it.
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rogerskg1979 07/13/18 10:06:09 PM #4: |
Questionmarktarius posted...
English is weird. Accept it. "Queue" technically isn't even an English word. Many words in the English language actually have their origins in other languages, and "queue" is one of them. "Queue" is Latin. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 07/13/18 10:12:49 PM #5: |
rogerskg1979 posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...English is weird. Accept it. That's largely exactly why English is so weird. James Nicoll The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Cacciato 07/13/18 10:14:15 PM #6: |
ClarkDuke posted...
Why not get a job, ok? --- "I properly understand when a woman wants my dick and I can do whatever I want to them, and then do it." OmegaTomHank ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WhiskeyDisk 07/13/18 10:55:46 PM #7: |
Queue is merely a Q followed by 4 more vowels patiently waiting their turn in line.
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TheWorstPoster 07/13/18 10:58:29 PM #8: |
WhiskeyDisk posted...
Queue is merely a Q followed by 4 more vowels patiently waiting their turn in line. You mean two vowels. That repeat. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WhiskeyDisk 07/13/18 11:05:36 PM #9: |
TheWorstPoster posted...
WhiskeyDisk posted...Queue is merely a Q followed by 4 more vowels patiently waiting their turn in line. If we're going by wheel of Fortune rules and you want to be a pedantic ass, sure. Given that it's a 5 letter word I'm sticking to my original statement. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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keyblader1985 07/14/18 12:46:44 AM #10: |
TheWorstPoster posted...
WhiskeyDisk posted...Queue is merely a Q followed by 4 more vowels patiently waiting their turn in line. For God's sake. --- Official King of PotD You only need one T-Rex to make the point, though. ~ Samus Sedai ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Pro_Boner 07/14/18 1:05:13 AM #11: |
Cue the queue coup. We simply can't have you waiting here any longer.
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eating4fun 07/14/18 3:51:59 AM #12: |
In Chinese, the word golf is a cognate, but requires 3 syllables.
https://translate.google.com/#en/zh-CN/golf --- Your palace may last forever, but my yurt can go anywhere. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PK_Spam 07/14/18 3:56:11 AM #13: |
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gguirao 07/14/18 10:49:25 AM #14: |
Though, it's a high scorer in Scrabble.
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TheGreatNoodles 07/14/18 11:34:33 AM #15: |
TheWorstPoster posted...
To anybody who never saw the word before, would think that it's pronounced "Q-we-we". I don't see how a 'we' sound could even be misread into that... Que-you-e-you-e? Que-e-e? But not we we.... --- Mario Maker https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/thegreatnoodle Noodles Games: Part 1; http://txt.do/daqoz Part 2; http://txt.do/daq65 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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