58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down10
arrow-up1158arrow-down1message-squareWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·edit-21 day 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-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoI always remember the ‘pp’ by imagining it as some suburban estate. “Philip Pines”
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-219 hours 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?