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Killmonger 01/09/20 4:41:19 PM #1:	But "Dean" is pronounced "deen" instead of "dawn"? Questions, questions. <cite>Killmonger posted [p:932692202] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>But "Dean" is pronounced "deen" instead of "dawn"? Questions, questions. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alkaloid 01/09/20 4:44:38 PM #2:	Same reason Cait Sith and Peallaidh are pronounced cat she and pee lay: cuz Gaelic --- Alkaloid: It's just water in a cup. <cite>Alkaloid posted [p:932692338] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Same reason Cait Sith and Peallaidh are pronounced cat she and pee lay: cuz Gaelic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spudger 01/09/20 4:45:34 PM #3:	siobahn --- -Only dead fish swim with the current http://error1355.com/ce/spudger.html <cite>spudger posted [p:932692380] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>siobahn</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pauIie 01/09/20 4:47:24 PM #4:	ghoti --- https://imgur.com/O5APL http://www.last.fm/user/jaeganja <cite>pauIie posted [p:932692455] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>ghoti </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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s0nicfan 01/09/20 4:50:14 PM #6:	Sean is an Irish name so you're using Irish pronunciation. Dean is not. https://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/sean Also, Sean is actually Irish for John, just to make things MORE confusing. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:932692582] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Sean is an Irish name so you're using Irish pronunciation. Dean is not. https://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/sean Also, Sean is actually Irish for John, just to make things MORE confusing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pauIie 01/09/20 4:52:17 PM #7:	s0nicfan posted... Sean is an Irish name so you're using Irish pronunciation. Dean is not. https://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/sean Also, Sean is actually Irish for John, just to make things MORE confusing. so what you're telling me is diddy's name is actually john john --- https://imgur.com/O5APL http://www.last.fm/user/jaeganja <cite>pauIie posted [p:932692664] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>s0nicfan posted... </cite> <quote>Sean is an Irish name so you're using Irish pronunciation. Dean is not. https://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/sean Also, Sean is actually Irish for John, just to make things MORE confusing.</quote> so what you're telling me is diddy's name is actually john john </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
trappedunderice 01/09/20 4:54:33 PM #8:	Because were just human and we have no idea what the fuck we're doing --- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KmhGYB4NdYc <cite>trappedunderice posted [p:932692752] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Because were just human and we have no idea what the fuck we're doing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Killmonger 01/09/20 4:57:51 PM #9:	Crono99 posted... Why is Arkansas pronounced arkansaw and Kansas is not pronounced kansaw? <cite>Killmonger posted [p:932692908] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Crono99 posted... </cite> <quote>Why is Arkansas pronounced arkansaw and Kansas is not pronounced kansaw?</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rigama 01/09/20 4:58:56 PM #10:	The English language is so shit tbh <cite>Rigama posted [p:932692957] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>The English language is so shit tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purely 01/09/20 4:59:47 PM #11:	Because it's from a different language. <cite>Purely posted [p:932692997] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Because it's from a different language. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpaceBear_ 01/10/20 12:10:48 AM #12:	I am a Sean. My father's grandparents were Irish. His name was John and he decided to call me Sean as a result. --- - God bless, downtime and TheSlinja. YNWA GameFAQs' Favourite Sons. - Official Barman Of Champion Pub <cite>SpaceBear_ posted [p:932711260] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>I am a Sean. My father's grandparents were Irish. His name was John and he decided to call me Sean as a result. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 01/10/20 12:15:55 AM #13:	Purely posted... Because it's from a different language. Irish, yes? --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:932711428] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Purely posted... </cite> <quote>Because it's from a different language.</quote>Irish, yes? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChocoboMogALT 01/10/20 12:17:29 AM #14:	Killmonger posted... Kansas comes from the English plural of the Kansa tribe, Arkansas comes from the French plural of the Akansa tribe. --- "We live in a country Hasire.." ~ yosouf06 REVOLVER STAKE! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/ChocoboMog123/AltEisenRChocoboMog.png <cite>ChocoboMogALT posted [p:932711488] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Killmonger posted... </cite> <quote></quote>Kansas comes from the English plural of the Kansa tribe, Arkansas comes from the French plural of the Akansa tribe. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 01/10/20 12:18:29 AM #15:	Killmonger posted... Shawty was a cop. And she ain't dead neither. --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:932711524] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Killmonger posted... </cite> <quote></quote>Shawty was a cop. And she ain't dead neither. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 01/10/20 12:19:17 AM #16:	Verdekal posted... Irish, yes? I think they call it Gaelic. --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://imgur.com/6ezFwG1 <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:932711554] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Verdekal posted... </cite> <quote>Irish, yes?</quote>I think they call it Gaelic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorVader 01/10/20 12:20:47 AM #17:	Shawn Bawn Seen Bean --- It all just disappears, doesn't it? Everything you are, gone in a moment, like breath on a mirror. - The Doctor <cite>DoctorVader posted [p:932711597] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Shawn Bawn Seen Bean </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 01/10/20 12:27:49 AM #18:	Crono99 posted... Why is Arkansas pronounced arkansaw It's not, it's pronounced "Jimmy." --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:932711818] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Crono99 posted... </cite> <quote>Why is Arkansas pronounced arkansaw</quote>It's not, it's pronounced "Jimmy." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purely 01/10/20 12:29:34 AM #19:	DoctorVader posted... Shawn Bawn Seen Bean His real name is actually spelled Shaun Bean. He made it Sean in his stage name. Think about that shit. <cite>Purely posted [p:932711877] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>DoctorVader posted... </cite> <quote>Shawn Bawn Seen Bean</quote> His real name is actually spelled Shaun Bean. He made it Sean in his stage name. Think about that shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SkittyOnWailord 01/10/20 12:32:50 AM #20:	Killmonger posted... Why is "Sean" pronounced "Shawn" instead of "seen" "See-ann" --- I'm here! I'm furry! I'll try not to shed! =^_^= i7 5820K\|Rampage V Extreme\|32GB DDR4 Ripjaws 4\|EVGA 2080 Ti XC Ultra\|HAF 932\| https://imgur.com/VGxelty <cite>SkittyOnWailord posted [p:932711983] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Killmonger posted... </cite> <quote>Why is "Sean" pronounced "Shawn" instead of "seen"</quote> "See-ann" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vol2tex 01/10/20 12:50:15 AM #21:	Wait, Cait Sith is wrong? --- https://imgur.com/KqTAosO https://imgur.com/gxNoM3U <cite>Vol2tex posted [p:932712462] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Wait, Cait Sith is wrong? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alkaloid 01/10/20 9:51:43 AM #22:	Vol2tex posted... Wait, Cait Sith is wrong? The kana used for its name say "Ketto Sh", in reference to this thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_s%C3%ACth --- Alkaloid: It's just water in a cup. <cite>Alkaloid posted [p:932723099] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Vol2tex posted... </cite> <quote>Wait, Cait Sith is wrong?</quote>The kana used for its name say "Ketto Sh", in reference to this thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_s%C3%ACth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vol2tex 01/10/20 9:58:32 AM #23:	Alkaloid posted... The kana used for its name say "Ketto Sh", in reference to this thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_s%C3%ACth Aww. I liked pronouncing it as Cait Sith. --- https://imgur.com/KqTAosO https://imgur.com/gxNoM3U <cite>Vol2tex posted [p:932723315] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Alkaloid posted... </cite> <quote>The kana used for its name say "Ketto Sh", in reference to this thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_s%C3%ACth</quote> Aww. I liked pronouncing it as Cait Sith. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
squee 01/10/20 10:02:48 AM #24:	lel Because it's spelled Sen and said that way. Same reason we call Kojima Ko-Jee-Ma instead of Koj im a <cite>squee posted [p:932723429] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>lel Because it's spelled Sen and said that way. Same reason we call Kojima Ko-Jee-Ma instead of Koj im a</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PsychicHippo 01/10/20 10:03:30 AM #25:	We have a newscaster on TV where I live and he pronounces it "seen." --- Clairvoyant, paranormal enthusiast, author. Not a new age hipster, just a normal guy who sees stuff. <cite>PsychicHippo posted [p:932723450] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>We have a newscaster on TV where I live and he pronounces it "seen." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KillerSlaw 01/10/20 10:04:12 AM #26:	Shawn Bawn Sean Bean --- The personal is the political is a totalitarian progressive decree that I reject entirely. <cite>KillerSlaw posted [p:932723481] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Shawn Bawn Sean Bean </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 01/10/20 10:05:25 AM #27:	Vol2tex posted... Aww. I liked pronouncing it as Cait Sith. It better fucking be Cait Sith in the remake --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade https://imgur.com/MYYEIx5 https://imgur.com/WGE12ef <cite>solosnake posted [p:932723518] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Vol2tex posted... </cite> <quote>Aww. I liked pronouncing it as Cait Sith.</quote>It better fucking be Cait Sith in the remake </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lil_GoodOlJr_69 01/10/20 10:07:45 AM #28:	spudger posted... siobahn Its spelt siobhan Get it right <cite>lil_GoodOlJr_69 posted [p:932723582] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>spudger posted...</cite> <quote>siobahn</quote> Its spelt siobhan Get it right</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
squee 01/10/20 10:08:12 AM #29:	lil_GoodOlJr_69 posted... siobhan Siobhn if you wanna be pedantic. <cite>squee posted [p:932723600] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>lil_GoodOlJr_69 posted...</cite> <quote>siobhan </quote> Siobhn if you wanna be pedantic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 01/10/20 10:16:03 AM #30:	Rigama posted... The English language is so shit tbh Not any worse than any other language tbh. English speakers harp on our phonics but if it's not that, it's something else. For example, here is a chart of the conjugations for one verb in Spanish: https://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/tener Japanese has four character sets, one of which has something like 20,000 characters in it. shrugs --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:932723864] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Rigama posted... </cite> <quote>The English language is so shit tbh</quote>Not any worse than any other language tbh. English speakers harp on our phonics but if it's not that, it's something else. For example, here is a chart of the conjugations for one verb in Spanish: https://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/tener Japanese has four character sets, one of which has something like 20,000 characters in it. shrugs </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpaceBear_ 01/10/20 10:17:46 AM #31:	Shawn: yawns Shaun: yauns Sean: yeans --- - God bless, downtime and TheSlinja. YNWA GameFAQs' Favourite Sons. - Official Barman Of Champion Pub <cite>SpaceBear_ posted [p:932723928] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Shawn: yawns Shaun: yauns Sean: yeans </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 01/10/20 10:18:17 AM #32:	lel @ Seen Bean --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:932723948] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>lel @ Seen Bean </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel 01/10/20 10:24:24 AM #33:	DrizztLink posted... I think they call it Gaelic. they're related, but Irish and Gaelic are actually two different languages --- peanut butter and dick <cite>averagejoel posted [p:932724154] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>DrizztLink posted... </cite> <quote>I think they call it Gaelic.</quote>they're related, but Irish and Gaelic are actually two different languages </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 01/10/20 10:24:54 AM #34:	this topic made me lol out loud lmao --- "It was some post on the NFL board that got him." -AwesomeToTheMAX <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:932724168] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>this topic made me lol out loud lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ranting Nord 01/10/20 10:25:07 AM #35:	What's the meme? English is 3 different languages in a trench coat? Proper nouns are a whole other ball of wax because we steel them and then bastardize them to fit our stupid language. Look at country names. --- I'll think of a sig later. <cite>Ranting Nord posted [p:932724171] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>What's the meme? English is 3 different languages in a trench coat? Proper nouns are a whole other ball of wax because we steel them and then bastardize them to fit our stupid language. Look at country names. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 01/10/20 10:28:10 AM #36:	Ranting Nord posted... English is 3 different languages in a trench coat haha thats pretty good, never heard that one before --- "It was some post on the NFL board that got him." -AwesomeToTheMAX <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:932724253] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Ranting Nord posted... </cite> <quote>English is 3 different languages in a trench coat</quote> haha thats pretty good, never heard that one before </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
squee 01/10/20 10:31:57 AM #37:	averagejoel posted... they're related, but Irish and Gaelic are actually two different languages uh no Gaelic is literally (cultural naming) Gaelic, so Manx Gaelic,etc <cite>squee posted [p:932724366] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>averagejoel posted...</cite> <quote> they're related, but Irish and Gaelic are actually two different languages </quote> uh no Gaelic is literally (cultural naming) Gaelic, so Manx Gaelic,etc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vol2tex 01/10/20 8:43:50 PM #38:	I will still pronounce it Cait Sith --- https://imgur.com/KqTAosO https://imgur.com/gxNoM3U <cite>Vol2tex posted [p:932748880] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>I will still pronounce it Cait Sith </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KINDERFELD 01/10/20 8:45:51 PM #39:	I thought it was "Se-An" --- the polyfilla way look strong in the weakness of the gaps <cite>KINDERFELD posted [p:932748959] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>I thought it was "Se-An" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 01/10/20 8:46:34 PM #40:	Pinto Bawns --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:932748988] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Pinto Bawns </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fuparulez 01/10/20 8:51:21 PM #41:	DevsBro posted... Not any worse than any other language tbh. English speakers harp on our phonics but if it's not that, it's something else. For example, here is a chart of the conjugations for one verb in Spanish: https://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/tener Japanese has four character sets, one of which has something like 20,000 characters in it. shrugs Germans have five different words for the word "the." Das, die, der, den, dem. --- It's the fat upper kitty area, and if you got one I wanna marry ya! <cite>Fuparulez posted [p:932749179] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote>Not any worse than any other language tbh. English speakers harp on our phonics but if it's not that, it's something else. For example, here is a chart of the conjugations for one verb in Spanish: https://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/tener Japanese has four character sets, one of which has something like 20,000 characters in it. shrugs</quote> Germans have five different words for the word "the." Das, die, der, den, dem. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
squee 01/10/20 8:53:05 PM #42:	Fuparulez posted... Germans have five different words for the word "the." Das, die, der, den, dem. Irish literally doesn't have the words yes or no, we only have positive or negatives. <cite>squee posted [p:932749241] in Why is &qu... [t:78317791]...</cite> <quote>Fuparulez posted...</cite> <quote> Germans have five different words for the word "the." Das, die, der, den, dem.</quote> Irish literally doesn't have the words yes or no, we only have positive or negatives.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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