Screencap from Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan, or My Deer Friend Nokotan, showing deer-girl Shikanoko Noko with a smile reaching for her antlers. A classroom blackboard is visible in the background. On the left-hand side of the screen we see that a desk is covered in deer crackers. There is a black-haired schoolgirl in the background looking at Shikanoko Noko with apparent bewilderment.

[–] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Costello", apparently from "Mac Oisdealbhaigh"

Oh yes a totally intuitive anglicization!

[–] context@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

it is if you sound it out

[–] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Gaelic is a mystery to me

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago

Irish spelling actually makes a lot of sense if you have even a little bit of background in Irish grammar, pronunciation, and language history, but the problem is that most people don't have any background at all in those things, so the letter choices just seem completely arbitrary. It's truly the "Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation." of orthography.

[–] Staines@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Gaelic is confusing to English speakers because they expect the letters to have the same sounds. Mhath (good) for example is pronounced "vah"

[–] someone@hexbear.net 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mhath (good) for example is pronounced "vah"

So why not anglicize it as "vah"?

[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 11 months ago

Preserve culture

[–] context@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

AyyyyyOC tchotchke arla

[–] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

WHY IS THERE A T THERE?!?!?

[–] context@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

because in yiddish orthography the way to spell a ch sound as in cheese is טש