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Derek Ross (talk | contribs) yoghurt is a more phonetic spelling than yogurt |
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NB: whether yogurt is "curdled milk" is dependent on what's meant by "curdling". If you use "curdled" to mean milk that's solidified through acidification (as milk curdles when mixed with lemon juice), then yogurt is indeed curdled milk via lactic acid. If "curdled" means "spoiled", as in toxic and no longer fit to eat, then one should hope yogurt isn't curdled! =) -- collabi |
NB: whether yogurt is "curdled milk" is dependent on what's meant by "curdling". If you use "curdled" to mean milk that's solidified through acidification (as milk curdles when mixed with lemon juice), then yogurt is indeed curdled milk via lactic acid. If "curdled" means "spoiled", as in toxic and no longer fit to eat, then one should hope yogurt isn't curdled! =) -- collabi |
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Many people mispronounce Bach as if it should be spelled Bac and likewise many people mispronounce yoghurt as if it should be spelled yogurt. However in neither case does this seem to be a good reason for changing from the traditional spelling despite the fact that, in both cases, many English speakers have difficulty in forming the correct consonantal sounds. Some of us can, particularly those of us from Wales, Scotland and Ireland. I think it would be more phonetically accurate to use the yoghurt spelling in the article since it more closely suggests the proper pronunciation. -- [[User:Derek Ross|Derek Ross]] |
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NB: whether yogurt is "curdled milk" is dependent on what's meant by "curdling". If you use "curdled" to mean milk that's solidified through acidification (as milk curdles when mixed with lemon juice), then yogurt is indeed curdled milk via lactic acid. If "curdled" means "spoiled", as in toxic and no longer fit to eat, then one should hope yogurt isn't curdled! =) -- collabi
Many people mispronounce Bach as if it should be spelled Bac and likewise many people mispronounce yoghurt as if it should be spelled yogurt. However in neither case does this seem to be a good reason for changing from the traditional spelling despite the fact that, in both cases, many English speakers have difficulty in forming the correct consonantal sounds. Some of us can, particularly those of us from Wales, Scotland and Ireland. I think it would be more phonetically accurate to use the yoghurt spelling in the article since it more closely suggests the proper pronunciation. -- Derek Ross