+191 Why is it we pronounce the word Land differently when talking about countries? New Zealand, Ireland, England et cetera, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I love it when people spell out etc

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think I pronounce them all the same...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

¨I´m going to land here¨ vs ¨I´m going to Ireland.¨ We do the same thing with ¨son¨, as in Peterson or Jackson.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ohh okay. I thought it meant like I pronounce the end of remand and England differently. But I get it now.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ireland***

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ohhh... that makes sense. I think its interesting how we pronounce "a" sounds differently, "Canada, Madagascar" every a sounds different.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because... we do.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i say them the same :/

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Don't know where you're from but it's all the same to me.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's like mouth and Plymouth.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

AHA! At first i was like "Uhh I say them all the same" then I got it. :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I was thinking about this the other day.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's because "land" only has one syllable for the emphasis to fall on. The other words have multiple syllables so the emphasis is on a different place. Problem solved, enjoy the rest of your day.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Doesn't it depend on your accent : /

by Anonymous 13 years ago