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MUSCOVITE Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

related words yet very different spelling

Hi,

He is American living in the Philippines.
She is Filipino living in the US.

The country name is so different from the name of the nationality/language... How can it be explained?

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MUSCOVITE The country name is so different from the name of the nationality/language. One is English; the other is Filipino ( Mamamayang Pilipino).

— Mister Micawber

  • MUSCOVITE The country name is so different from the name of the nationality/language.
  • One is English; the other is Filipino ( Mamamayang Pilipino).
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MUSCOVITEThe country name is so different from the name of the nationality/language.
One is English; the other is Filipino ( Mamamayang Pilipino).
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Mister MicawberOne is English; the other is Filipino ( Mamamayang Pilipino).
I see. Emotion: yes
Which
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MUSCOVITEWhich spelling do you think is more common in AE, Filipino or Pilipino ?
I have no idea—it's not my language. Did you try a search engine hit count?
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MUSCOVITEWhich spelling do you think is more common in AE, Filipino or Pilipino ?
In AmE a person from the Philippines is called a Filipino. It is spelled with an "F."
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MUSCOVITEWhich spelling do you think is more common in AE, Filipino or Pilipino ?
I've never seen it spelled with a 'P'.
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MUSCOVITEThe country name is so different from the name of the nationality/language... How can it be explained?
It is not very different. Keep in mind that "Ph" and "F" are the same sound in most cases in English. Also, the Philippines were named Las Islas Filipinas by Spain in honor of Philip II of Spain. In Spanish, Philip is Felipe.

In English
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ozzourtiI've never seen it spelled with a 'P'.
I see. Thanks!
I thought native speakers could give me necessary information firsthand.... because the popular online dictionaries NEVER answer this key question ( = "which option/variant is commoner?") if there are alternatives:

FYI:
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