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in reply to a message by Mar
Jarkko was originally a nickname for Jarmo. Other Finnish names with additional k's include the very common Jukka and Pekka. I guess we Finns just like the letter k.
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Interesting to know. :-) It is my best friend's boyfriend's name.
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Two K's mean a long K-sound
One K means a short K-sound.
Spelling it KK instead of CK is rather logical imo. The letter C is not used in Finnish, neither is X (KS does the job just fine).
This is an answer to Mar's post.
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One K means a short K-sound.
Spelling it KK instead of CK is rather logical imo. The letter C is not used in Finnish, neither is X (KS does the job just fine).
This is an answer to Mar's post.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
This message was edited 4/4/2006, 1:51 PM
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How do you get a long K-sound?
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Just try and say it
Try saying an ordinary English word like "look", "back" or "tricky". First with as short K-sound as possible and then with a longer K-sound. With a longer K-sound you just linger longer on the K.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Try saying an ordinary English word like "look", "back" or "tricky". First with as short K-sound as possible and then with a longer K-sound. With a longer K-sound you just linger longer on the K.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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interesting, I never noticed that before!
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I did! I always thought, K was an explosive sound. But I realise that making explosions last longer may cause some difficulties …
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Finnish have many such combinations
If you say "riita" (REE-tah), it means "fight" or "argument", but if you say Riitta (REETT-ah), it's a name (a variant of Britta).
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If you say "riita" (REE-tah), it means "fight" or "argument", but if you say Riitta (REETT-ah), it's a name (a variant of Britta).
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the lights
~Albus Dumbledore
We have to invade Aghan...Afagahn...Afganh...Afghna...Affg...Iraq ~ Dubya
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....and twice in a row as well! :)
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