"How do you pronounce 'Sino' as in" Topic
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| Ed Mohrmann | 19 Aug 2020 6:42 p.m. PST |
Sino-Japanese war ? Is it 'Sigh-know' or 'Seen-know' ? |
| Ed Mohrmann | 19 Aug 2020 6:42 p.m. PST |
Sino-Japanese war ? Is it 'Sigh-know' or 'Seen-know' ? |
 John the OFM  | 19 Aug 2020 7:09 p.m. PST |
I've always said "SIGH-know".
But what do I know?  |
 ColCampbell | 20 Aug 2020 5:56 a.m. PST |
I pronounce it the same as John. But then we're both old farts. But I just checked my dictionary and it is pronounced "Sigh-know" with a long i and a long o. Etymology of the word "Sino-" is "French from Late Latin Sinae, the Chinese, from Greek Sinai, from Arabic Sin (long i), China, from Chinese (Mandarin) Ch'in, dynastic name of the country." Your on-line language lesson for the day is concluded. Jim |
| Ed Mohrmann | 20 Aug 2020 6:30 p.m. PST |
And an e-mail from a university friend supports both
the Colonel and the OFM. Thanks gentlemen… |
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