Current Events > Why is it "England" and not "Ingland"?

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LRodC
09/14/18 6:38:53 PM
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Weird.
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SageHarpuia
09/14/18 6:40:39 PM
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Because the speak English
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vocedelmorte
09/14/18 6:44:44 PM
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SageHarpuia posted...
Because the speak English

But why not Inglish
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StickFigures720
09/14/18 6:45:18 PM
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Because they don't use a made-up pronunciation.
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DrizztLink
09/14/18 6:45:22 PM
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vocedelmorte posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
Because the speak English

But why not Inglish

Because there's no I in teamgland
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Minute
09/14/18 6:45:44 PM
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why is it England and not Angland?
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HylianFox
09/14/18 6:45:54 PM
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more like Angland
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Oatcakes
09/14/18 6:46:02 PM
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Why is it jail and not the correct word, gaol?
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Serious Cat
09/14/18 6:51:08 PM
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Minute posted...
why is it England and not Angland?

That's the real question.
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HylianFox
09/14/18 6:51:43 PM
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Eagleland
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pebblethefleet
09/14/18 6:54:14 PM
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Serious Cat posted...
Minute posted...
why is it England and not Angland?

That's the real question.

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Hexenherz
09/14/18 7:02:40 PM
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It comes from the Old English - Engla land. The loss of one of the duplicate syllables is a case of haplology.
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HylianFox
09/14/18 7:05:10 PM
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Brace yourselves kids.. we... are going...

to BLOCKOLAND!!!
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Dash_Harber
09/14/18 7:05:54 PM
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No expert, but I'm guessing it's because it's named after the Angles, who later utilized ligature that combines A and E based on an Anglo-Saxon rune.
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HylianFox
09/14/18 7:08:40 PM
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Why is Iceland green and Greenland icy?
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Serious Cat
09/14/18 7:08:56 PM
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Hexenherz posted...
It comes from the Old English - Engla land. The loss of one of the duplicate syllables is a case of haplology.

That's why it's England and not Ingland, but fails to explain why it's not Angland.
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