Why Is There An F In Lieutenant? [Solved]
Hola, iam Jeff Elizalde, So long! Why Is There An F In Lieutenant? [Solved] If you’re not up to speed with your old-colonial vernacular, here’s the deal: Canadian English dictates the word “lieutenant” be pronounced lefttenant, rather than lootenant. Linguists explain that the “f” is a relic of the country’s British imperial history, while the alternate pronunciation comes from the U.S.6 Jul 2014 Why do we say lef-tenant when it’s spelt lieutenant?...