To: Labyrinthos
One of my favorite observations of philosophy is that the word "philosophical" is pronounced wrong.
Notice that the pronunciation of the root doesn't change in other subjects.
Mechanic
Mechanism
Mechanist
Mechanical
Medicine
Medical
Chemistry
Chemist
Chemical
Theology
Theologian
Theological
So why change the pronunciation and emphasis on the root of philosophical.
It should be pronounced like philoso-fickle.
46 posted on
02/24/2004 10:17:09 AM PST by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
Dangle some letter behind you name, get a meaningless job teaching a meaningless course at an overrated college or university, and apply for a taxpayer funded grant to study the problem. Thanks for the chuckle.
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