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How is wl- pronounced? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The pronunciation of wl and wr is so ingrained that Minkova need not cover how they would be pronounced in Old English; meanwhile, she carefully documents how the sounds would have changed into Middle English
pronunciation - Silent w in words starting with wr- - English . . . 18 Not My Field, so subject to correction: In Old English the “voiced labiovelar approximant” w was in fact pronounced in the initial clusters wr and wl Lass, Cambridge History of the English Language describes the loss of this pronunciation in the context of “Onset-cluster reduction” (III, page 122):
What exactly is Imma? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to The progression from I'm gonna to Imma involves two
How is the ending -le or -el determined? - English Language Usage . . . Words that in Modern English are written ending with -le derive from words ending in -el, -el- or are related with such words candle Old English candel cattle Anglo-Norman catel ladle Old English hlædel paddle Low German paddeln rattle Low German ratelen The spelling of those words is changed, but the pronunciation was keep closer to the original related word
Origin of Well, well, well. What do we have here? The phrase has been used before, but the meme seems to have taken off in May 2009, according Google Insights The blue line is "what do we have here", and the others are co-incident " [ [well] well] well what do we have here": The map on the page shows the interest in the phrase is predominantly from the USA I expect May 2009 seems to be when this motivational poster spoof spread around the
Should I put myself last? me and my friends vs. my friends and me . . . The difference between "I and my friends" and "my friends and I" is purely a matter of courtesy - they are both grammatically correct I would tend to stick to the latter though, as it a) is more commonplace, b) is considered more polite, c) seems to flow better Indeed, your example of 'incorrect' usage is incorrect solely in that the first sentence uses the accusative (objective) pronoun me
Meaning and usage of Im game [closed] - English Language Usage . . . @Kosmonaut: Idioms, by definition, have no 'rules' They convey a figurative meaning which is different to the literal meaning, and they are accepted through common use Most people understand how 'I am game' is commonly used and intended, but there is nothing to stop someone extending or even completely re-inventing its use So for idioms there is common usage rather than correct usage