my japanese coworker said "karaoke" and i was like holy shit, that's right, we fucking butchered that word
is it basically "cada okay" with an emphasis on the last syllable?
fwiw Cantonese has it as basically "kala okay" all at the same intonation
meanwhile i think English speakers like making final e's in some foreign words long e's for some reason probably because it's what's done with some Greek-derived words (e.g. psyche)
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I get how the final vowel became a long e sound.
What I don't get is how the second vowel became a long e sound.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
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fwiw Cantonese has it as basically "kala okay" all at the same intonation
meanwhile i think English speakers like making final e's in some foreign words long e's for some reason
probably because it's what's done with some Greek-derived words (e.g. psyche)
the o makes sense
the a doesn't but i've never heard it said like that
I think that's just a corruption of "kara Okee".