Why is Lieutenant pronounced leftenant in Canada?

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.

How do Canadians pronounce khaki?

The word khaki is sometimes pronounced /ˈkɒki/ or /ˈkɒrki/. The latter was the preferred pronunciation of the Canadian Army during World War II.

How is Lieutenant pronounced in England?

No one can really say why in the British Army the word is pronounced “left-tenant” but it’s notable that in the Royal Navy the pronunciation seems half way across the ocean. They drop the “f” and say “le-tenant.”

How do you pronounce lieutenant in Australia?

Australian military personnel pronounce ‘lieutenant’ as ‘lef-ten-ent’.

How do Australians say khakis?

Break ‘khaki’ down into sounds: [KAA] + [KEE] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

Is there a difference between lieutenant and leftenant?

As nouns the difference between lieutenant and leftenant is that lieutenant is (military) the lowest commissioned officer rank or ranks in many military forces while leftenant is an archaic spelling of lieutenant.

What is the difference between jail and gaol?

Both forms existed in English but the form gaol was the one that had been taken on by British law. Indeed the spelling in British English is now jail with gaol as a lowly placed variant. The spelling jail is the most common spelling now in Australian English.

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.

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.

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.

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