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Why do the English pronounce the first name "St. John" as "sinjin" but they pronounce the last name "Saintclair" as "saint clair" (and not "sinclair")? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Nope you were right, i forgot to add the old french part, thanks for the catch :)

Why do the English pronounce the first name "St. John" as "sinjin" but they pronounce the last name "Saintclair" as "saint clair" (and not "sinclair")? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Not in modern french but it was in old french :)

Why do the English pronounce the first name "St. John" as "sinjin" but they pronounce the last name "Saintclair" as "saint clair" (and not "sinclair")? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

My best guess would be that saintclair's prononciation was influenced by french, as in french the "t" is pronounced while st john might be more "english", leading to the "t" being silent

Résultats des européennes 2024 : Emmanuel Macron annonce la dissolution de l'Assemblée nationale et un premier tour des élections législatives le 30 juin in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Il peut faire 3 mandat ! Juste pas de suite, je suis 100% convaincu qu'il cherche a faire gagner lepen pour revenir 5ans plus tard en "sauveur"