pronouncing Greek (was RE: [thechat] Celtic vs Chelsea at Seattle en Espanol)
Terry Fowler
quackamoe at yahoo.com
Wed Aug 4 15:22:14 CDT 2004
--- Joel D Canfield <joel at spinhead.com> wrote:
> > * On Fox en Español they were pronouncing it
> "Seltic." Is that correct, or is it "Keltic"?
>
> If you're asking a futbol question, ya got me.
Yep, that's what I was asking. John H. replied that
the
team is/are called "Seltic." The Boston Celtics are
also pronounced with an "S."
> But in the real world,
> the word came from the Greek 'keltoi', which is a
> pretty unambiguous
> indicator of the correct pronounciation of the
> initial letter.
>
Yes, the Kelts, Keltic music, etc.
> on some fronts they wore
> nothing but blue dye from woad plants.)
>
I would want to wear more than that on MY front!
terry
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