Table of Contents
- 1 Why do Americans say lieutenant Instead of Leftenant?
- 2 Do Canadians say leftenant or lieutenant?
- 3 What do Americans and Canadians pronounce differently?
- 4 Why did Sleepy Hollow get Cancelled?
- 5 Why do some Canadians say ‘lieutenant’ instead of ‘Leftenant’?
- 6 Do most Canadians use the British pronunciation of ‘lootenant’ in Canada?
Why do Americans say lieutenant Instead of Leftenant?
According to military customs, a lower ranking soldier walks on the left side of a senior officer. This courtesy developed when swords were still used on the battle field. The lower ranked soldier on the “left” protected the senior officers left side. Therefore, the term leftenant developed.
Do Canadians say leftenant or lieutenant?
If you’re not up to speed with your old-colonial vernacular, here’s the deal: Canadian English dictates the word “lieutenant” be pronounced lefttenant, rather than lootenant.
Why are colonel and lieutenant pronounced?
But when they added it to their language, they changed the word “colonnelo” to “coronel.” Language experts say this is because the French wanted to have the “r” sound in the word, instead of the two “l” sounds. So, the written form of the word (colonel) and the spoken (“kernel”) were both being used.
What do Americans and Canadians pronounce differently?
Canadians and Americans may pronounce these words differently
| USA | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Niche | “nitch” | “neesh” |
| Toronto | “toronto” | “tronno” |
| Produce | “praw-duce” | “pro-duce” |
| Caramel | “carml” | “care-a-mell” |
Why did Sleepy Hollow get Cancelled?
Sleepy Hollow faced a number of production changes and fan backlash. By the end of season 2, Sleepy Hollow’s then-showrunner Mark Goffman (Elementary, Bull) left the series following criticism over the show’s inconsistent writing.
How do you pronounce Lieutenant (Canada)?
The official pronunciation in Canada is Left tenant, but outside the military and government many people are influenced by the American Loo tenant. Have a definition for Lieutenant (Canada)?
Why do some Canadians say ‘lieutenant’ instead of ‘Leftenant’?
So to answer your question if some Canadians now say “lieutenant” instead of “leftenant” it probably has something to do with the French Canadian or American influence. Who would pronounce it either the “Irish Protestant” or French way, the “Irish Protestants” often being French Protestants that immigrated to Ireland.
Do most Canadians use the British pronunciation of ‘lootenant’ in Canada?
In my experience, most Canadians use the British pronunciation. I was a military cadet in the ‘eighties, and we never said “Lootenant”, and neither did any Armed Forces member I ever encountered. In fact anyone who said “Lootenant”, especially to a Naval person, was likely to catch a stiff telling-off.
Why is the French word ‘lieutenant’ pronounced ‘leggy’ instead of ‘lieutenant’?
It’s simply an attempt for English speakers to pronunce French phonemes, I don’t believe there’s an additional reason. The word appeared in English as “lieutenant”, and an alternative “leftenant” was made to stick to the pronunciation. The pronunciation being very difficult for English speaker.