MaiionPostBotB to c/[email protected]English • 2 years agoTIL that the plant and color “fuschia” is actually spelled “fuchsia,” (pronounced fook-see-ya, not fyoo-shah) and named after a German botanist named Leonhart Fuchs.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down12
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the plant and color “fuschia” is actually spelled “fuchsia,” (pronounced fook-see-ya, not fyoo-shah) and named after a German botanist named Leonhart Fuchs.en.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBotB to c/[email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-square@kitblinkEnglish8•2 years agoIt may be spelled fuchsia but it is still pronounced fyoo-sha in English. Maybe once upon a time that would have been a mispronunciation but nowadays it’s standard English.
It may be spelled fuchsia but it is still pronounced fyoo-sha in English. Maybe once upon a time that would have been a mispronunciation but nowadays it’s standard English.
Yeah, like camomile, shamomile