What Can Be Done About the Tragic Mispronunciation of the Word 'jewelry' As Jew-la-ry Before It Becomes the Accepted Pronunciation?

Perhaps the problem is not the pronunciation but the spelling. Where I come from, it is not jewelry but jewellery, and consequently, that is the way I pronounce it.Noah Webster decided it was spelled jewelry, so that is the preferred spelling in the USA and I did see it used that way occasionally in Canada.

Most of the rest of the English speaking world chooses to spell it (and pronounce it) the same way the inventors of the language do

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What are some lesser-known sights to see when visiting Marseille, France?

It depends what you like. I think Les Goudes (a part of the Calanques, by the sea) are worth visiting.

If you have already visited the district called Le panier which is the oldest one in Marseille, famous for being the theater of the French Connection, you can enjoy a meal in Le Cours Julien where every kind of people gather and you can find many artists.If you wish, you can also visit some other cities around, Aix en Provence being one of the most famous.

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Did allied pilots in WW2 ever deliberately ram enemy planes, ships, vehicles, or buildings after being shot down, knowing that they will die anyway?

While not allied forces, an interesting note non the less is that the German Luftwaffe turned to ramming on a small scale as a last ditch effort at the end of the war. https://en.wikipedia.

org/wiki/Sonderkommando_ElbeLuftwaffe records claim at least 2224 American aircraft fell victim to the Sonderkommando Elbe unit.Amazingly a few pilots survived to carry out more than one succesful ramming attack.I also remember watching a documentary about on German pilot survivig a ramming attack, meeting up with surviving crew members of the bomber he crashed into.

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What was considered the best single seat, single engine fighter aircraft of world war 2 overall?

This is one of those, personnel preference questions which will get a number of answers.American: NAA P-51 Mustang, Vought Corsair F4U, Grumman Hellcat F6F or Republic P-47British: Spitfire Mk-XIVGermany: FW-190DItaly: Macchi 205 or the Re.

2005USSR: La-7Japan: Ki-84, Ki-100 and N1KI could selected any one of these based on their combat records and capabilities at Wars end. But what happens if I restrict it to the start of the war (or its first two years: 4041).American: P-40E (Which shows how bad the USA was at the start)British: Spitfire Mk-VGermany: FW-190A or BF-109FJapan: Ki-43France: Dewoitine D.

520Italy: Macchi 202 or Re.2001

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As a kid, did you actually like JU-jubes, NECCO wafers, etc.

As a kid, did you actually like Jujubies, Necco wafers, etc,?

I loved these candies as a child! I only saw them in the movie theaters back then, and I remember holding each piece up to catch the meager light from the movie so I could see which flavor I was about to eat; I had my very favorite flavors, the best being the reds or pinks, and my not-so-favorite ones (greens and browns), which I shared with whoever liked them. NOBODY was offered my reds and pinks, though!

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How well would a Ju 87 Stuka do in a dogfight?

Against what?Ju-87 StukasTheyu2019d do remarkably well against F.

E.2 or F.B.

5 u201cGun Busu201dF.B.5F.

E.2Stuka could engage those planes and dominate the engagement. These fighter might be able to outturn it true, but Stuka is faster, sturdier and more heavily armed and if all that fails it also has a rear facing gun.

Few, very few Stukas would be shot down while they rampaged through the formations, it would be a one sided slaughter.Against something like Hawker Hurricane or Spitfire V (or later) the answer is about the same, just in reverse

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Did the Nazis bomb anywhere near where you stay?

Not the nazis,but the japanese.

I live in Singapore,a place that saw heavy fighting during WW2.During the course of the conflict in Singapore,the japanese bombed the city.Heres a photo of the aftermath.

Not sure where was this taken,but the surrounding buildings tells me that it could be Telok Ayer. There were civilian casualities of course.I dont want to post pictures,but you can go google it up.

After a long conflict,Singapore was finally taken over by the japanese on 15 Febuary 1942. It would not be until September 2 1945, 3 years and 7 months later,that Singapore would return to British hands.Thats all folks!

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Are there any towns or cities that have names consisting of only two letters?

Are there any towns or cities that have names consisting of only two letters?Au, is the name of several towns in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

Ea, a town in the Basque Country, Spain (the shortest place name in Spain)Ib, is a railway town in IndiaOb river, town, and gulf in RussiaAlso, Ur is an ancient city in Mesopotamia and a town in Catalonia.There are other vilages, rivers and valleys worldwide with two letter names. NOTE: Fairly lengthy list follows at:link List of short place names - Wikipedia

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What famous American movies are actually adaptations of an earlier foreign film?

Rupak hit a lot of them. Here are a few more:Death at a Funeral (2010): Death at a Funeral (2007)Diabolique (1996): Diabolique (1955)Dinner for Schmucks (2010): Le Diner de Cons (1998)Father's Day (1997): Les Comperes (1983)The Flight of the Phoenix (2004): The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) The Haunting (1999): The Haunting (1963) Jungle 2 Jungle (1997): Un Indien dans la Ville (1994)The Man with One Red Shoe (1985): The Tall Blonde Man with One Black Shoe (1972) No Reservations (2007): Mostly Martha (2001) Point of No Return (1993): La Femme Nikita (1990)A Walk in the Clouds (1995): A Virtuous Bigamist (1956)

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Why is it so hard for other martial artists to fight Aikido practioners?

I dont really know what you mean.

Most martial artists incl. punching, kicking and wrestling styles, easily knock out most aikido practitioners w/o actual fighting experience. And this includes very high level aikidokas, too.

Actually aikido is not about fighting. It is about how to finish fighting. In order to make it work, you need actual fighting skills and experience from another style.

Aikido is a complementary art and it always has been so.Do not use aikido for fighting because it is not intended to be a fighting style and it does not work as a fighting style. It works as a complementary style together with fighting styles.

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What are the similarities between the Polish and the Russian languages? Is it easy for a Polish citizen to learn Russian and vice-versa?

As both are Slavic languages speaker of both languages will find that different Slavic languages sounds similar.

There are also shared vocabulary and general grammar rules (however in case of Polish grammar is really confusing). In written form it is however a different case as Russian uses Cyrillic alphabet compared to Polish using Latin alphabet. I do not know Cyrillic to any extent and if I see those letters I attempt to match them to known Latin letter - a futile effort.

On side note I played both Metro games with Russian voice-over it is certainly more fitting (it is Moscow after all) and I could passively understand some phrases.

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What are amazing independent movies to watch?

First Ill list some of my favorite English-language ones and then foreign.

Killing Zoe (1993)Dead Man (1995)Big Night (1996)Cheap Thrills (2013)The Grey (2011)Antichrist (2009)Moon (2009)Brazil (1985)Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)Monsters (2010)Mystery Road (2013)Phantasm (1979)Sexy Beast (2000)Little Buddha (1993)Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)Session 9 (2001)Donnie Darko (2001)The Strangers (2008)Reservoir Dogs (1992)Winter's Bone (2010)Dead Alive (1992)Brick (2005)Kids (1995)Memento (2000)Detention (2011)Drive (2011)Nadja (1994)Foreign:Belle Epoque (1992)Norwegian Ninja (2010)Ju Dou (1990)The City of Lost Children (1995)Nine Queens (2000)La Haine (1995)My Neighbor Totoro (1988)Man Bites Dog (1992)Holy Motors (2012)The Wages of Fear (1953)Timecrimes (2007)Trollhunter (2010)13 Assassins (2010)Black Book (2006)Memories of Murder (2003)Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)Whew! That took a while.

Enjoy!

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Who is your bias in iKON?

Since I am new in iKon story I have two and I can't decide (HELP)1.

BobbyAmerican vibe, very very(extremely) sexy. How am I alive after "killing me "video? I have no idea.

Rap god. Yet on his Instagram I don't see a hot star I see one pure boy. He is magical.

2. B.II don't even know myself but there is something about him that makes me love him.

Also, his lyrics are beautiful and I appreciate him s great songwriter. So can I have both of them as my biases?.

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Was Hermann Gu00f6ring a bad military strategist or did he purposefully self sabotage?

Just as a side note, Goering was an avid hunter, and also notoriously superstitious.He had six silver bullets specially commissioned to ward off werewolves and vampires.

At the end of the war, these bullets were discovered in the bunker underneath his retreat, and looted by British soldiers. By some strange alchemy, one of them wound up in my possession. I have no idea what happened to the other five.

I wear it on a chain around my neck, except on airlines, of course, along with a silver cross cast by a friend of mine. I doubt 1 person in a billion has any idea of the significance

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Why do I get scared when I get bullied?

Pure human nature - fear is a reflection of your instinct for survival.

It also reflects your uncertainty about the situation: lack of confidence about your ability to overcome the bullys attacks: concern about defending yourself physically or verbally.I wont go into detail, since its beyond the scope of the question, but finding perspective, understanding your options in dealing with the situation (either through physical confrontation, outside help or other means), and knowing without doubt that you are a better person than the bully are all keys to dealing with your basic fears.

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How many words have the F sound in Korean?

Korean doesnt have the F sound and V sound as well. Instead, F sound is substituted with P sound, and V sound is replaced with B sound.There were two sounds in Middle Korean historically a little bit similar to them, but they also were different from F and V sounds.

Even back then, they were not respectively independent sounds. Its believed that they were just P and B sounds historically in Old Korean.So, at least so far, we can say that there hasnt been neither F nor V sound in Korean in the first place.

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What is it to be a paratrooper?

I am not exactly sure, from your question, what information you are looking for. As a former paratrooper, I would be more than happy to assist you; please rephrase your question and tell me specifically what you are looking for.

Are you wanting to know the definition of a paratrooper? Do you want to know what it is like to jump out of an airplane? Are you looking for the difference between military and civilian parachuting?

Are you looking for the history of military parachuting? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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What's that one thing that you pronounce wrongly?

Finally, as a college freshman, I found out that creek was not pronounced crick. My friends nearly died laughing. I wanted to drown myself in the crick, but it was too shallow.

When my daughter was in about fourth grade, she had the vocabulary word, intelligent - she asked me for the meaning and I told her an intelligent person would look it up in the dictionary. She replied, If I have to look it up, I dont want to be intelligent!I think that pretty much sums up why we all mispronounce and mishear words.

Now Ive become hard of hearing. Misunderstood words are a normal part of my days. Speak slowly, not louder, please.

Enunciate

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At the start of WWII (1939), which countries had the best and worst aircraft?

We are talking about 1939 yes. sorry to some Zero zen was not a factor in 1939.

Generally speaking The British an Germans were very equal in all departments, the French were a little behind, about 2 years, the Italians had one or two good designs but no where near enough production capacity. The USA was no where (this is 1939)The best aircraft? so called experts will argue all day, but generally agree Spitfire, Bf 109, Heinkel 111, Welington, Junkers 88, Beaufighter, Bf110.

(Best and worst, useless escort fighter, good night fighter)

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Why did Hitler keep Hermann Goering in a position of power? Goering had addiction problems and the Luftwaffe had performance problems under his leadership. Why didnu2019t Hitler sack him?

Because Hitler was worried about the damage it would do to his own image of the Fuhrer who is never wrong.To sack Goering, would make it plain to the Germans, that Hitler had made a huge mistake, elevating him to such a high position(s) giving him all that responsibility in the first place.It would only add fuel to German suspicions that something is seriously wrong at the top, and this could only add to the spreading pessimism about the likely outcome of the war.