A few days ago
Why is gauge pronounce “gage” and gauze is pronounced “goz”?
Why is gauge pronounce “gage” and gauze is pronounced “goz”?
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A few days ago
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because the english language is very confusing.
why is mouse plural mice
and house plural houses.
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4 years ago
Gauze Pronunciation
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A few days ago
Short answer: English is weird.
Gauge comes from an Old French word that got transcombobulated into Old English and has the same root as “gallows”.
Gauze is an Old French transliteration of an Arabic word, so it probably retained its pronunciation because of that.
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A few days ago
Po-tay-toe
Po-tah-toe
:3 The English language is crazy. o.o
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A few days ago
I would be interested in your preference for how those words SHOULD be pronounced, and why.
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