Ketchup of Catsup?

[The Goon]

Ketchup of Catsup? Is that extra ketchupy (catsupy)?

[Kipper is King]

Silly people- catsup is made of cats!

[Peanut]

Definitely Ketchup.

But speaking of Herbs... I thought "erbs" were the spices and "Herb" was a name.

[Suzles]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Definitely Ketchup.

But speaking of Herbs... I thought "erbs" were the spices and "Herb" was a name.

No - Herbs are herbs - it is a Latin word (see earlier post)

[Thunderball]

Of course, French is a Latin variant, just like Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Occitan, Catalan and Romansch. The rules are essentially the same. If there's an "H" in the beginning of a word in any of those languages, its typically silent. Mostly in Italian, the "h" is already omitted. Ie: Hour = Ora, Hospital = Ospedale.

As well, if pronounced under latin rules, the word "herbivore" is pronounced "erbivore".
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-b....wav=herbivore

Back to the actual discussion... to me, it'll always be ketchup.

[Gozer]

etchup

[Regulator75]

Is there a third option?

Sriracha Sauce Rocks!

[4X4]

^That stuff is friggin awesome!

[flip]

Originally Posted by Suzles

From Wiki answers "herb" comes from the Latin word "herba" which means grass. This means that the English word "herb" probably probably grew in the English language without French introduction. Beside, the British are famous for having frenchified spellings in their language (like 'colour' and 'aeroplane'), so it would stand to logic that if it had French origins, it would be pronounced "erb" in the UK. It most definitely is not. Therefore, the "herb" we use in the English language is "herb" and not " 'erb" especially since the American language is rooted in British English and not the other way around. It has always been pronounced "herb" in the UK ever since the beginning of time.

http://www.answers.com/topic/herb

The word herb, which can be pronounced with or without the (h), is one of a number of words borrowed into English from French. The (h) sound had been lost in Latin and was not pronounced in French or the other Romance languages, which are descended from Latin, although it was retained in the spelling of some words. In both Old and Middle English, however, h was generally pronounced, as in the native English words happy and hot. Through the influence of spelling, then, the h came to be pronounced in most words borrowed from French, such as haste and hostel. In a few other words borrowed from French the h has remained silent, as in honor, honest, hour, and heir. And in another small group of French loan words, including herb, humble, human, and humor, the h may or may not be pronounced depending on the dialect of English. In British English, herb and its derivatives, such as herbaceous, herbal, herbicide, and herbivore, are pronounced with h. In American English, herb and herbal are more often pronounced without the h, while the opposite is true of herbaceous, herbicide, and herbivore, which are more often pronounced with the h.

[sureLoss]

I think its pretty obvious that all you Catsup people are freaks,

[missdpuck]

Do Canadians say "He is in hospital" instead if "He is in the hospital"? I notice you seem to say "I am going to university" rather than " I m going to the university " or just " going to college".
And it's catchup.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by missdpuck

Do Canadians say "He is in hospital" instead if "He is in the hospital"? I notice you seem to say "I am going to university" rather than " I m going to the university " or just " going to college".
And it's catchup.

"He is in the hospital"

I think the University thing is treated sort of like an occupation.... as in, "What do you do?" "I go to University". But if someone asked "Where are you going?" you'd say, "I'm going to the University".

[missdpuck]

Originally Posted by RyZ

And soda.

I've noticed some soutnerners say "sodie " and "extry" instead of extra.And soda is sometimes called"dope " by people old enough to remember that Coke had cocaine in it .

[evilcougar]

How about hoagie vs. sub.
Hoagie is just such a weird word.

[missdpuck]

Originally Posted by evilcougar

How about hoagie vs. sub.
Hoagie is just such a weird word.

And is gyro pronounced hero ?

[evilcougar]

Originally Posted by missdpuck

And is gyro pronounced hero ?

LOL! yes.

[flip]

Originally Posted by missdpuck

I've noticed some soutnerners say "sodie " and "extry" instead of extra.And soda is sometimes called"dope " by people old enough to remember that Coke had cocaine in it .

Didn't someone post a map on CP a while ago that showed which regions of the states called it cola and which called it soda and which called it pop?

[missdpuck]

Originally Posted by flip

Didn't someone post a map on CP a while ago that showed which regions of the states called it cola and which called it soda and which called it pop?

That sounds cool. I love when people from Wisconsin say pop . Paaahhp. The first time some old southern guy at work asked if I wanted a dope I had to think back to The Heart is A Lonely Hunter.I think the word is used there. And we say "sub" here. Occasionally here "blimpie" although Blimpie places are few .

[rockymountains]

Originally Posted by Jayems

Ketchup.

and there's an H in Herb while we're at it.

Stop saying erbs. It's dumb.

The english language is full of silent sounds....herbs, bouquet, cheque, etc!...

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by RyZ

And soda.

I think that's more an East/West thing. When I was in Phoenix and L.A. they call it "pop" there. Whereas my buddies from Montreal call it "soda", same with when I was in New York.