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The difference is that this word isn’t the only example in this language of words with no vowel sounds. Whereas Musks sons name is definitely not in line with expectations of names in the English languageman... lol and I thought Musk's son's name was bad...
The Welsh language being egregious like this because places are named in Welsh by local geographic features and not by their English town name.The difference is that this word isn’t the only example in this language of words with no vowel sounds. Whereas Musks sons name is definitely not in line with expectations of names in the English languageThough the spelling is definitely the more egregious part, since many names from other languages also sound out of place with English rules and expectations
Yeah Welsh in general has some crazy letter clusters. I’d imagine the fact that they use the Latin alphabet plays a role in it, at least in terms of spelling. But even spoken it’s very different from English in terms of what letters can combine.The Welsh language being egregious like this because places are named in Welsh by local geographic features and not by their English town name.
This was really interestingPretty cool stuff. Never seen any of his videos but this one was cool
Between the alphabet having double letter sounds and hideous word mutations. Not easy for a non native speaker to pick up naturally. Especially if places are called this :Yeah Welsh in general has some crazy letter clusters. I’d imagine the fact that they use the Latin alphabet plays a role in it, at least in terms of spelling. But even spoken it’s very different from English in terms of what letters can combine.