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Bookmark or Share- Why do British people pronounce “Ibiza” as “Ibitha”?My brief overseas experience in Great Britain has taught me that British people tend to pronounce Ibiza as Ibitha. My questions are as follows: Why is this the case? How did this develop? What are the circumstances that determine if a z is pronounced like a z or a th?
- prepositions - "apply to" vs. "apply for" an opportunity - English ...'Apply for' meaning 'try to obtain a certain job or place on a course, etc': 'She applied for the position of transport manager / various art courses'.
- What is the difference between "as per" and "according to"?Hmm. I can't write "Per my [answer / previous comment / whatever]" because I don't have one handy. But so far as I'm concerned, per in such a context would just be shorthand for as per, and I don't perceive this usage as "self-important".
- Is the word "wotcher" British slang? What does it mean?Wotcher: Meaning. A colloquial greeting. Origin 'Wotcher' is so strongly associated with the south of England, and especially London, that it is often assumed to be Cockney Rhyming Slang.
- phrases - Why is "from overseas" grammatical? - English Language ..."Overseas" is just another word in that list. This particular type of word is used to denote location and, as such, tends to get smushed in whenever we need to refer to a location. It would be an interesting question to compare historical usage of these words in order to determine whether they slowly become accepted as nouns over time.
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