Wednesday

[Mixolydian]

It's spelled WEDNESday, yet everyone says WENDSday. Why?

 

[rudeguy]

Rebelling against the British. Its how we get a lot of our words, spellings and pronunciations.

 

[DrPizza]

I figured this would be a thread about that stupid Geico commercial.

 

[SKORPI0]

 

[Childs]

It's spelled WEDNESday, yet everyone says WENDSday. Why?

The D is silent...because it is.

http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010518

 

[sze5003]

Yeah stupid geico. Raised my policy by 15 bucks on renewal for no reason. Their only explanation is my car is now a different class with another rating so costs went up.

 

[IronWing]

Christians didn't want to call the name of a pagan god so they fudged it.

 

[Mixolydian]

I figured this would be a thread about that stupid Geico commercial.

Hmm...have not seen that one.

 

[Markbnj]

It is Woden's Day, and always will be.

 

[Dirigible]

Hi Mixo. How's life? Aside from this Wednesday bollocks, that is.

 

[Mixolydian]

Hi Mixo. How's life? Aside from this Wednesday bollocks, that is.

Life is grand! I think. Maybe.

 

[John Connor]

Wanna see my cousin It?

 

[Broheim]

because it's Odin's day, ya'll just can't say his fucking name right.

 

[John Connor]

I figured this would be a thread about that stupid Geico commercial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs5QJi-dX-4

 

[Exterous]

Because you touch yourself at night

 

[Dirigible]

Life is grand! I think. Maybe.

Yay! I think. Maybe.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Krzyzewski

 

[lozina]

I poke fun at my coworkers who pronounce it "Ved nez day" with seemingly deliberate enunciation

 

[Mixolydian]

Because you touch yourself at night

I never thought of it that way before... :hmm:

 

[Theb]

Why can G sometimes sound like J?

How could a loving God allow that?

 

[smackababy]

Why can G sometimes sound like J?

How could a loving God allow that?

You mean a loving Jod?