minus-squareSouthFresh@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why do the English pronounce the first name "St. John" as "sinjin" but they pronounce the last name "Saintclair" as "saint clair" (and not "sinclair")?linkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 months agoMy point was that it seemed to me as if you were assuming from limited information that the pronunciation was prevalent when the source material provided doesn’t state the prevelence. linkfedilink
minus-squareSouthFresh@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why do the English pronounce the first name "St. John" as "sinjin" but they pronounce the last name "Saintclair" as "saint clair" (and not "sinclair")?linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down4·4 months ago“ It can be pronounced…” is not the same as, “Is often pronounced” linkfedilink
minus-squareSouthFresh@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What did someone want to gift you the last time you wanted to turn down the gift (and why)?linkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoBaseball tickets, I find nothing rewarding about watching baseball. linkfedilink
My point was that it seemed to me as if you were assuming from limited information that the pronunciation was prevalent when the source material provided doesn’t state the prevelence.