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Originally Posted by Jellby
I didn't say it's not easy, I said it would sound pedantic if you are speaking Spanish (like, in general, pronouncing correctly other foreign words)  |
It can feel pedantic to pronouce foreign words correctly, but do you think one should try not to do it, even when you know how? That is, knowingly pronounce it the wrong way, in order not to sound pedantic? My question is serious - I have been wondering about this, because I prefer to do it the 'right' way if I know how, seems more respectful to the language.
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Originally Posted by kazbates
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I hardly ever see it spelled with a hyphen any more and I know my spell checker accepts "email" as the correct spelling. If it's good enough for Spell Checker, it's good enough for me.  |
Don't you have a 'body' or 'authority' in USA to evaluate new words or changes to exiting, i.e. someone who decides the 'official' spellings and language conventions? I mean, there must be some base line, and someone must draw it, and it would make sense if it was a state authority.