Originally posted by: Karyudo
Right you are. But that's why I say it's an "obvious" pronunciation: if three people who have only ever read the term have come up with the same pronunciation independently, then it's probably for a reason. It's not because each of those three people is mental and doesn't know how to pronounce anything.
It's going to be tough, but I'm resigned to the fact that I've gotta change. Despite the fact I still think there's lots of good reasons it could/should be "tel-schwa-seen"...
Originally posted by: THX
Those who are supporting that pronunciation have only read the term.
Those who are supporting that pronunciation have only read the term.
Right you are. But that's why I say it's an "obvious" pronunciation: if three people who have only ever read the term have come up with the same pronunciation independently, then it's probably for a reason. It's not because each of those three people is mental and doesn't know how to pronounce anything.
It's going to be tough, but I'm resigned to the fact that I've gotta change. Despite the fact I still think there's lots of good reasons it could/should be "tel-schwa-seen"...
I put it down to people who are on insanity peppers and go to the sign-ma or the seen-ma to watch their movies, and go sailing on their yatcheds
i.e. They are looking at the straight spelling rather than the root of the word to come up with tel-schwa-seen.
How come my upside down e came out as a question mark *after* I posted the message, it showed as an upside down e when I typed it in. Hmmm... I sense a disturbance in the schwartz.