Sidechat

Do you think the zebra thing is because of the different ways we pronounce the letter z? Americans say zee and europeans say zed, and zebra is probably the most common word associated with the letter z, so we adapted it to fit?
Most likely, the "z" part of the name is prominent enough to change it to suit what the country normally says.
 
Last edited:
Do you guys pronounce it Zeh-bruh or Zee-bruh? I thought it was Zeh-bruh in the UK and Zee-bruh in the US but I’m interested to see what you guys have to say. I say Zee-bruh
/zebrə/
/ʤaɪgæntəsɔ:ərəs/

American English is more similar to 15th century British English than modern British English is. American English was isolated from Britain and took its own paths in terms of lexis and pronunciation, with different influences on it than British English had along its own fork.

Orkan, are you interested in linguistics and pronunciation? You might find these interesting:

/kæn ju: di:kəʊd ðɪs mesəʤ/ ?

This is my field so feel free to ask any questions :) David Crystal is brilliant to read on the subject of the English language - he's fun to read as well! Not stuffy
 
Honestly seeing all the waterfowl I have seen in the past week only reinforced my wants even more, I really hope NA gets its bird. I really hope it’s a species of waterfowl.

Completely unrealistic, but imagine we get multiple ducks in a single pack.
I keep getting videos in my feed about people in pools with gators and sea lions and such. Now I wanna go jump in a lake. San Marcos is looking really nice, so I may go there this summer to swim; ice cold rivers galore, y'all
 
/zebrə/
/ʤaɪgæntəsɔ:ərəs/

American English is more similar to 15th century British English than modern British English is. American English was isolated from Britain and took its own paths in terms of lexis and pronunciation, with different influences on it than British English had along its own fork.

Orkan, are you interested in linguistics and pronunciation? You might find these interesting:

/kæn ju: di:kəʊd ðɪs mesəʤ/ ?

This is my field so feel free to ask any questions :) David Crystal is brilliant to read on the subject of the English language - he's fun to read as well! Not stuffy
I'm by no means knowledgeable on the subject but I am mildly interested in it. I find it really interesting the differences between the different dialects of the language. I might look into it some more
 
Anybody know a good audio mixer so that I can mix together animal sounds to kinda sorta make dinosaur sounds?

And keep in mind I'll need to be able to download said SFX. I'm tryna make SFX for the species in the novel/game, just for immersion
 
I'm by no means knowledgeable on the subject but I am mildly interested in it. I find it really interesting the differences between the different dialects of the language. I might look into it some more
I always found it kinda astonishing how much a language can differe depending on region.
There are some german dialects that you have a super hard time understanding unless youre from that area.
I have a friend who moved to swabia, which is a region in the south of germany, and while i visited him the last time i honestly could only understand like half of what his room mates said to each other, and it was even worse with the older generations. Like we went to a restaurant one evening and i had to have him order my food for me because i couldnt understand the elderly lady who worked there lol.

It was honestly like they spoke a different language , similar to how german and dutch have alot of similar sounding words and you can maybe vaguely make out what the other guy is saying.
It was so bizarre :D
 
I always found it kinda astonishing how much a language can differe depending on region.
There are some german dialects that you have a super hard time understanding unless youre from that area.
I have a friend who moved to swabia, which is a region in the south of germany, and while i visited him the last time i honestly could only understand like half of what his room mates said to each other, and it was even worse with the older generations. Like we went to a restaurant one evening and i had to have him order my food for me because i couldnt understand the elderly lady who worked there lol.

It was honestly like they spoke a different language , similar to how german and dutch have alot of similar sounding words and you can maybe vaguely make out what the other guy is saying.
It was so bizarre

Dialects are fascinating - there are over 20 different words for bread in England, some only used in very specific places! Alleyway is another one

This is a great research project on British dialects -


Because we're a country with so many different ancient/medieval origins (Anglo / Saxon / Icini / Celtic / Dutch / Norman / Roman / French / etc etc), and because mass countrywide travel/communication is a super modern phenomenon, our local dialects and accents are super diverse and localised. I expect Germany is the same and with an even larger land mass.
 
Back
Top Bottom