58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?message-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down11
arrow-up1235arrow-down1message-squareWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?58008@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-22 months 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-22 months agoI always remember the ‘pp’ by imagining it as some suburban estate. “Philip Pines”
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months 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?