58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?message-squaremessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1228
arrow-up1228message-squareWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square76linkfedilink
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 month agoit was an Spanish colony for 300 years, Filipino is the Spanish spelling, and probably stuck, in English would have been “Philippine”
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI always remember the ‘pp’ by imagining it as some suburban estate. “Philip Pines”
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoDoes your brain also say it with the same voice as “Reticulating Splines” from SimCity?
it was an Spanish colony for 300 years, Filipino is the Spanish spelling, and probably stuck, in English would have been “Philippine”
I always remember the ‘pp’ by imagining it as some suburban estate. “Philip Pines”
That is exactly what I do.
Does your brain also say it with the same voice as “Reticulating Splines” from SimCity?