58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?message-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down11
arrow-up1234arrow-down1message-squareWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-25 days agoit was an Spanish colony for 300 years, Filipino is the Spanish spelling, and probably stuck, in English would have been “Philippine”
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoI always remember the ‘pp’ by imagining it as some suburban estate. “Philip Pines”
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agoDoes your brain also say it with the same voice as “Reticulating Splines” from SimCity?
it was an Spanish colony for 300 years, Filipino is the Spanish spelling, and probably stuck, in English would have been “Philippine”
I always remember the ‘pp’ by imagining it as some suburban estate. “Philip Pines”
That is exactly what I do.
Does your brain also say it with the same voice as “Reticulating Splines” from SimCity?