Sauna

[nq:1]One of the few words in English that originated in Finnish is "sauna". The Finns pronounce it as "sowna" while most Americans pronounce it as "sawna". Should the original Finnish pronunciation be considered correct?[/nq]
If you're speaking Finnish, it should.

Fran

Le Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:44:54 +0300, sand a écrit :
[nq:1]One of the few words in English that originated in Finnish is "sauna". The Finns pronounce it as "sowna" while most Americans pronounce it as "sawna". Should the original Finnish pronunciation be considered correct?[/nq]
We don't respect the original pronunciation of words we've borrowed from other languages. Why should we start now

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:44:54 +0300, sand (Email Removed) said:
[nq:1]One of the few words in English that originated in Finnish is "sauna". The Finns pronounce it as "sowna" while most Americans pronounce it as "sawna".[/nq]
Each English speaker who reads that will have his or her own understanding of what pronunciation "sawna" represents.

To me it's ('sA:n@). To other Americans i

"sand" (Email Removed) ha scritto nel messaggio news:(Email Removed)...
[nq:1]One of the few words in English that originated in Finnish is "sauna". The Finns pronounce it as "sowna" while most Americans pronounce it as "sawna". Should the original Finnish pronunciation be considered correct? Jan Sand[/nq]
Very pertinent topic in one of the hottest days of the year (so far) here in northe

[nq:1]On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:44:54 +0300, sand (Email Removed) said:[/nq]
[nq:2]One of the few words in English that originated in ... it as "sowna" while most Americans pronounce it as "sawna".[/nq]
[nq:1]Each English speaker who reads that will have his or her own understanding of what pronunciation "sawna" represents. To me ... something else. The use of "aw" in trying to represent pron

In article (Email Removed), Bob says...
[nq:1]On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:44:54 +0300, sand (Email Removed) said:[/nq]
[nq:2]One of the few words in English that originated in ... it as "sowna" while most Americans pronounce it as "sawna".[/nq]
[nq:1]Each English speaker who reads that will have his or her own understanding of what pronunciation "sawna" represents. To me ... something else

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:45:46 +0300, sand (Email Removed) said:

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[nq:1]The "saw" to me is like in sawing wood. I think that is more or less standard.[/nq]
But it isn't. Many people, me included, pronounce "saw" with the vowel of "father" ((sA:)); many others pronounce it with the vowel of "sort" ((sO:)). Dictionaries show the latter pronunciation. There are probably other

On 20 Jul 2003 07:20:11 -0700, R H Draney (Email Removed) said:
[nq:1]In article (Email Removed), Bob says...[/nq]
[nq:2]On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:44:54 +0300, sand (Email Removed) ... pronunciations is maybe the least effective of all such attempts.[/nq]
[nq:1]How do you feel about "saughna"?...[/nq]
The vowel "augh" is just another (A

[nq:1]One of the few words in English that originated in Finnish is "sauna". The Finns pronounce it as "sowna" while most Americans pronounce it as "sawna". Should the original Finnish pronunciation be considered correct?[/nq]
No. It's incorrect in English. Moreover, English "sauna" has, I believe, a broader range of meanings than does Finiish sauna; they aren't the same word.

[nq:2]One of the few words in English that originated in ... as "sawna". Should the original Finnish pronunciation be considered correct?[/nq]
[nq:1]No. It's incorrect in English. Moreover, English "sauna" has, I believe, a broader range of meanings than does Finiish sauna; ... shouldn't assume that The Man* is correct just because he's *The Man. That depends upon what you mean