I don't grasp the english language well, you have noticed this if you read my blog on a regular basis, so these are the questions that roll through my mind. Who decided that nee needed a k at the front end? In that case how come the word I just used, "needed", isn't spelled kneeded?
I think it is time we re-evaluate the english language. Which also leads me to think we need to re-evaluate our whole system of voting in a president in the US. See, I told you I'm ADD.
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numnah
Those K's used to not be silent. We still have them on our words because it's left over from what called "Old English". Back in those days the K's actually were not silent, but as culture changed it would seem that the K-sound was difficult to annunciate and a dialect was formed that left the K-sound off (mostly from common people). This dialect spread during the rise of public education in England and. . .well, we still have it today.
I had to study this stuff when I was a senior in high school. I remember English that year starting off with the origins of most of the languages of Europe. We had a read poetry in Scald and stuff (one of oldest forms of English).
I can't believe I still remember this stuff (I looked it up online to make sure I was remembering correctly).
Terry,
Amazing. Comes off a bit "nerdy" though.
Glad you listened in school. They probably taught me that also but something shiny outside of the window caught my attention.
I always Ka-new Sarah had a thing for nerds...
That's kafunny Nate
hey nate,
Can you spell knumnha?
Well... as long as you are pondering the English language, here is a little more confusion for you.
1. A bandage is wound around a wound.
2. A farm is used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4. They decided to polish the Polish furniture.
5. I spent last evening evening out a pile of dirt.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was
time to present her present.
8. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
9. When disturbed, the dove dove into the bushes.
10. I did not object to the object he offered as objective proof.
11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12. They were too close to the door to close it.
13. A buck does funny things when the does are present.
15. I had to subject the subject to a series of subjective
tests.
16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18. After a number of Novocain injections, my jaw got
number.
19. Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear.
Any questions? LOL
Arrived at your blog via Nate's of course! Thinking I should say - Hi, my name is Risa and I'm a cfhusband blogaholic! Have enjoyed the messages in your blog also - keep up the great work :)
Actually we named him Knate.
WOW, Rick. That is not something that is really K-nown. Now I get it, I thought that sometimes it appeared you would pause when saying knate.....you were actually dropping the K.
this is really gettikng ridiculous...like talking with a buknch of knitwitted knuckleheads who knever learkned whekn to leave well eknough alokne...
Are you idding me knate? Kcan't you see the this is kimportant to discuss these kissues.
I knew Andy would lose the train of thought by putting k in front of words that don't begin with the n sound. Focus, Andy. Focus.
Easy Rick, He's just thinking about those chic_en tacos he was telling me about.
Ooopppps......dropped a K there. I think it really does Kneed to be in the word chicken.
Somebody explain the rules of the game to Andy, please...
@ risa ~ Love it!
@ the rest of you ~ Is the salty ocean air kgetting to you?
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