How Do You Say It?

[shelaghfishface]

oh, how rude

 

[ALW]

Algee for me!

 

[Miss Wiggle]

algee....... bloomin yanks don't know how to spell or how to talk english properly

 

[tyyrlym]

Well we speak the language rather than chewing it up and spitting it at the listener.

 

[ALW]

algee....... bloomin yanks don't know how to spell or how to talk english properly

 

[SJ2K]

Algee, im right, anything else is wrong, end of

 

[Soaup]

Al-GEE American. This is a tight pole.

 

[Million]

From a quick look it appears that it is more often pronounced as a J sound in the US (Orather than a hard G sound).

The singular of algae is alga. I would be surprised if that was still pronounced with a J sound, but my latin pronounciation is not perfect.

If I recall, latin always has 'hard' sounds for g and c (so no 'jiraffe' or 'see-sar'). Although if you were totally going by latin pronounciation you'd say 'al-guy'- the 'ae' ending for plural is pronounced 'aye' as in, puellae (girls) which is pronounced 'pu-ell-aye' as opposed to 'pu-ell-ee', which it would be if you pronounced it like most people are pronouncing algae.

Nicely put. I studied latin too, and was going to say the same, but you've written it so nicely there's no need!

 

[Gun]

Al-gee...in geordie!

 

[black angel]

i pronounce it al gay...shrugs

 

[peter22UK]

Well we speak the language rather than chewing it up and spitting it at the listener.

and i thought it was called English because it was the native language of England...

I guess the English cant pronounce nuttin. LOL

 

[lilfishie]

Algee

 

[pixelpefekt]

Looks like it's split right down the middle. I naturally prefer to say Aljay but most people I speak to say algee. I keep finding myself using both now. Arghh!

 

[sb_onefish]

algee....... bloomin yanks don't know how to spell or how to talk english properly

Give us another 100 years and we will have a completely separate language - American! Guess it's the melting pot influence - we have strayed pretty far from the King's English over on this side of the pond.

If the old joke holds true the main difference is..........

Most Americans think 100 years is a loooooong time;

Most Brits think 100 miles is a looooooong way.

 

[Caaristiona]

AL JEE

But I'm not a Yank.... is there even ONE other Canadian on this board? I feel so lonely....