@blakykcine@rainnwilson Gk. Stephanos —> ph —> vocalized —> v
Similar move loaf—>loaves except ph remained in some (Stephen) spellings b/c proper name? 🤷
tl;dr: English indeed weird (but wonderful)
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@blakykcine@rainnwilson I looked it up once, b/c of how often my name is “mispronounced”. The answer of course has to do with voiced vs voiceless labiodental fricatives *cough*
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.@ZelenskyyUa's tv address to the Russian (!) people might be the most moving speech that I've ever seen in my entire life. The whole world needs to see, understand and share this crucial Ukrainian message.
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