Cygwin Pronunciation

[Jack]

First, I'd like to offer my generous opinion. ;)
English isn't a language, it's a compilation.
Anytime, we need a word we borrow it from another
language, or just make one up from parts of others.
Thank God we do'nt do it the way the Germans do.
Fortunately also we do treat our language the
Ukrainians do. The single most difficult language I've
ever seen (just hope my linguistics professor forgives
me for saying that). Seriously though, I would trust
Webster's or Oxford's. As far as an actual English
word, well that could open up a big debate. But there
aren't that many (proportionately speaking). English
is about the only language that seems to incorporate
basically *every* rule from *every* language it has
touched. So pronouncing a worde in English can't
necessarily be determined by the application of rules.
Most of the rules are true, except when they aren't
(I love this one "i before e, except after c, except
when it's not").
[y'all be happy to know this will be my *only*
response on this subject ;) ]


--- Justin Dugger <jldugger at gmail.com> wrote:

> > I should've Googled harder first.  According to
> >
>
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutdictionaries/officialcommittee
> > there is no equivalent to the Académie française
> for English.
> > Furthermore, the OED isn't to be treated as a
> definitive authority on
> > English as far as the folks at Oxford are
> concerned.
> 
> We should all thank our $deities that it isn't the
> case.  They're the
> ones responsible for those annoying L' addons to
> words you'd otherwise
> recognize, in an attempt to create havoc on the
> integration of
> language.  Today, I feel most sorry for the German
> students, who have
> an official language and committee actively changing
> the big book of
> German grammar and spelling rules.
> 
> Justin Dugger
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