User Comments - jen_not_jenny
jen_not_jenny
Posted on: What's up?
April 20, 2010 at 10:16 AMI'm pretty sure halibut, herring, and heffalump don't come from French, as most of our "silent-h" words do! English is such a conglomeration of words poached from other languages that our pronunciation rules are pretty 随便!
FWIW, dictionary.com says the h- in herb was mute until the 19th century...so we 'merkins are just getting back to the root!
HHaHHaHHa, or as the French would say, ahahah! ;)
Posted on: What's up?
April 20, 2010 at 9:02 AMShall we pronounce the /h/ in "honor," and "hour" as well? ;)
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Shanghai
April 13, 2010 at 5:11 AM我同意，小杨生煎最好吃的！
wo3 tong2yi4, xiao3yang2sheng1jian1 zui4hao3chi1de!
Posted on: Shanghai Expo: Haibao
April 22, 2010 at 1:52 AMI didn't really care about (s)him one way or the other until I read an interview with the designer. He was asked why he thought children seemed to like HaiBao but adults didn't seem to have a very positive reaction. The designer's reply was along the lines of, "No, I don't think so. I think everyone who sees HaiBao loves him." That was enough to turn me off.