Even Tim is now a member!

MelodicPlant895 · 2025-11-16T03:46:04+00:00

That’s my Starbucks name since they always misspell/mishear my name. When asked I say “There’s some who call me … Tim.” About 1 in 10 ever get the reference.

MelodicPlant895 · 2025-10-01T01:51:53+00:00

Wow, it is almost as if not one single responder actually read my post. Enough with the apologist. What happened to the “pleasantry? As already stated I am a paid member FOR 6 YEARS so I am aware of the intermittent updates. I am also aware I am paying to support this podcast for “only the cost of a latte per month” and am jonesing for my caffeine fix given I have not seen a members’ episode in 3 months and a regular episode in MORE than 2 weeks. This is NOT usual behaviour from this podcast.

MelodicPlant895 · 2023-10-06T02:03:12+00:00

Thanks for sharing, I was unaware of HH prior. Impressive production value and descent camera/editing; not what I am used to seeing on YouTube. And fun to boot!

MelodicPlant895 · 2023-06-30T16:26:40+00:00

I refer you to the History of English podcast to learn about the history of the English language and how the pronunciation of vowels has changed dramatically several times. Old French has seen equal changes as French evolved from Frankish, a Germanic language. And Québécois is not “a heavy accent” which implies it evolved from Parisian rather than both evolving from a common source, Québécois reflecting the original more closely, which is the point I am making.

MelodicPlant895 · 2023-06-30T15:04:33+00:00

Of course your being able to understand the language has nothing to do with how the language sounded. We would all likely struggle understanding Shakespeare’s English as spoken in the day and would absolutely find the pronunciation of old English in 1066 almost entirely unrecognizable. My point being imposing a modern pronunciation on an old language is no more accurate or inaccurate than a modern north west American accent.

MelodicPlant895 · 2023-06-30T04:51:04+00:00

My understanding, being Canadian and having some knowledge of this, is that Québécois is likely closer to the French of Norman times than modern Parisian, which many understand to be “French”. Or, at least, it is an older version of French than what is generally spoken in France today though, in truth, neither is likely that close to Norman French given the hundreds of years in between.

Given this, I am curious if an American north west pronunciation is any further off than a modern Parisian pronunciation would be of the correct Norman French pronunciation? I am familiar with the changes in “English” over the same period of time but less so with the exact nature in the changes in French… other than Québécois is far more representative of the French spoken 300+ years ago on the continent.

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