mneumonic is a fine example for a silent m, and an even better example for a silent u: the u is so silent that it is typically not even written ;-)
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Yep, oops... if only pneu, i mean new doh! i mean gnu (will continue when i finish with the recursion)
FWIW, i fixed it in the original Re: poll ideas quest 2011. :P | [reply] |
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I'm pretty sure that's still pneumonic
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He actually mean mnemonic, for sure.
These words like 'pneumonia' and 'mnemonic' came from greek. And not only in english they came - that's the key point. When these greek words with diphthong 'eu' have adopted in russian language it receives a strong 'v' sound in place of greek 'u'. So, the 'pneumonia' sounds like 'pnevmonia' in russian, but 'mnemonic' is still 'mnemonika'.
I've done some research on google and yes, it's μνημονικά and πνευμονία.
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mneumonic is a common error (instead of the proper "mnemonic") among even supposedly literate adults. | [reply] |
