The only one I can think of is fantasy and derivates, are there any others?
English words where PH has been replaced by F
The only one I can think of is fantasy and derivates, are there any others?
I have no phucking idea.
"I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."
-Jim Rockford
As near as I'm aware, a number of PH words were changed to F in Middle English, but then when English speakers decided they wanted to pretend English was more Latin than it was all of them except for the fantasy, fancy, etc. ones were eventually changed back.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
Greek, actually. Another word that was changed is sulfur, probably for not being Greek enough.
Huh! Well there you go.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
ph also got replaced by v in a few situations like stephen -> steven.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Um, Filipino? Does that count?
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