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6.07.2006

Seltic or Keltic Celtics?

This is what I don't get: why are the Boston Celtics pronounced "Seltics" and Celtic music is "Keltic"? It's the same concept: ancient people, Ireland, history. The Celts are pronounced "Kelts" and the Celtic language is also pronounced with a "k".

So is Boston dumb, or what? The team should be called the Boston Celtics, with the K sound. Maybe they should pass out a pronunciation guide at games, or re-educate the populice over there. I'm surprised Harvard or MIT or those other schools haven't tried to fix this problem.

2 Comments:

At 7:48 AM, Anonymous Blog Intruder said...

Brits pronounce it as 'Keltic'.

 
At 9:53 PM, Anonymous mj said...

So do Americans, but when it comes to the basketball team, they (we) say "Seltics."

 

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