Conversation Between Stonewall and mitchamus

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Conversation Between Stonewall and mitchamus

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  1. Stonewall
    Well, that would make sense, except you forgot an important fact. The man who invented the diesel engine and who deisel was named for, Rudolph Diesel, wasn't English; he was German. I speak some German (very similar to English), and the "s" in German has the same sound as it does in English. I have met a few Germans, and they also pronounced it this way. So what you're saying pretty much is that "diezel" is just a bastardized British pronounciation of a German name.
  2. mitchamus
    Hi there - just had to comment on your No 'z' in Diesel remark in your footer...
    'Diesel' really should be spelled in the US as 'Diezel'

    For some reason - all the other S for Z sounding words have been re-spelled in in the US, except 'diesel'...

    some examples of English --> US spellings..

    Realise --> Realize
    Rationalised --> Rationalized
    Customised --> Customized

    and just about every other word that ends in 'ise' has become 'ize' in the US - not sure why this was done - but they are still pronounced exactly the same way.

    ... so - there really is a 'Z' in diesel. (diezel)


    ...and also that's why us Aussies hate it when you say 'Aussie' and not 'Auzzie'
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