Word Quandaries
I hope I spelt all that right.
almond
How do you pronounce almond? ah-mond or al-mond?
If you’re Guyanese you don’t need to answer this question.
islamic
Where did this word come from?
Almost every time I hear it, it jars. It just doesn’t sound right.
Islamic people.
Islamic whatever.
Okay, I might give Islamic Architecture an okay…but otherwise…well, Islamic books etc.
Wait, the really annoying one is Islamics.
You know, I think quite possibly my whole life I never used the word Islamic as a noun.
I am not an Islamic.
I am not an Islamic woman.
My religion is Islam.
I am Muslim.
*sigh*
I am probably being silly…but still…
stupid word…but that’s just me.
Oh, and as far as I know (correct me if I’m wrong) it’s a soft ‘s’, not Iz-lam or Muz-lim but Iss-lam or Muss-lim.
I’m no good at spelling pronunciation.
I don’t speak for anybody else because I never asked anybody else.
