Why is it Don Quixote (key-HO-te) but ‘quixotic’ isn’t pronounced key-HO-tic???
This has bugged me for ages, I don’t get why words developed from names or places or events are pronounced differently than the original thing that came first.
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It’s all about language evolution and changes over time. Similar words can have different pronunciations due to various reasons like influence from other languages, regional accents, and even personal preferences.
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