Why does the English Language do this?

Why does the English Language do this? Trying to understand how certain words are spelled one way and are pronounced another way. Asked Twitter, Facebook, and Google. Many funny moment memes to be had and even leafyishere. The more you know. All while playing Battlefield 1. Leave a Like if you enjoyed the vid! Thanks for the support :] Click Here to Subscribe ► goo.gl/NIsdel
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[@CaptainSpacedOut]

This could be a series, "Y tho"

[@hawks6207]

juat bcuz

[@ORIGINOLINDIVIDUAL]

y tho ?

[@ytho7236]

love the thumbnail

[@Doom49]

+y tho love ur face

[@ytho7236]

DooM49 thanks

[@stopgirlidk6611]

y tho woi doe

[@goriller9166]

But y tho

[@ytho4111]

y tho same

[@Con5tantine]

lef-tenant is combined Left Tenant, meaning the man stood to the leaders left. He was the leader's left tenant. Where leu comes in, bcuz.

[@moonwolf8470]

Con5tantine | The Head Set Guy y tho?

[@splinter6479]

But a Lieutenant becomes the Tenant in Lieu of a leader. Hence Lieutenant

[@DSP1337]

I love the way you started to do proper research on a topic to calm down all the trolls. Dealing with the internet? That's how it's done!

[@jojikore]

MAKE MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS.y tho?

[@jojikore]

The Why Tho? series

[@bryanchox]

y tho*

[@nuGGet909]

yes for sure

[@JuliusGer]

I need this... Doom please gif it to us!

[@SpanglishBear]

I support this motion!

[@RootyRooTheKangaroo]

does doom sound like he should be a voice for south park

[@bsanders9106]

*YES*

[@AdamFrancesconi]

y tho?

[@theallmemeingeye5927]

Because he sounds like the kind of guy to say damn as dang, and things as thangs.

[@Arcky-ykcrA]

i missed these types of videos from you so much

[@Reksrat]

I love watching the progression of this. I think we've all gone down the rabbit hole of the English Language.

[@niallkent923]

The way he says "shit be gone" just kills me every time

[@maddigjig]

Plz make this a series doom. "Y tho". Couldn't stop laughing the entire vid.

[@redrandal3864]

y tho?

[@gamer_fungus9189]

just bcuz

[@christophertalmage3392]

Bcuz

[@MrFryin]

more of this please. funniest video to come out of this channel in a while I find.

[@volfstone6054]

y

[@ariiMe]

where is your pic from??? i need it now!!!!!!!!!!

[@volfstone6054]

y tho

[@alfo2908]

tho

[@MaNu5755]

YoBoiVolf y tho

[@sierra4us]

y'know, just BECUZ

[@VoltsIsHere]

Did you do the leafy voice or did you ask leafy to say that xD

[@angelicgentleman3692]

Y THO?

[@thomaselisOTAKU]

just bcuz

[@chaoticproject5968]

He asked leafy to do it

[@JoshuaGuzz]

Chaotic Project Did he really?

[@chaoticproject5968]

JoshuaGuzz Yeah, no way he did it himself

[@Horiks]

This video reminds me of "Italian man who went to malta"

[@fl0_w]

english weirdest language? HAHAHA GERMAN

[@Mr.Amheim]

True

[@TheKartoffel101]

*Fahrtreppenschaltkasten!*

[@Mr.Amheim]

GT8686 Was ist mit einer Rolltreppe Schaltkasten?

[@KomradeBaguette]

fl0w he haven't seen french. IT BLOW UP ME (sometimes)

[@TheKartoffel101]

The German ein Rolltreppenschalktkasten ist das gleiche wie ein Fahrtreppenschaltkasten

[@Mcfc2Rich]

I'm English and it's probably a French word...*looks up word*...yes it's of French origin, that says everything 😄

[@Mcfc2Rich]

A lot of French words have silent letters and double entendres etc missuer missui and all that bollocks

[@refreshfr]

Colonel is pronounced "colon-el" in French. Lieutenaut is pronounced as spelled too. You can check Google Translate, the sound version is correct. (source: I'm french)

[@psychoedge]

refreshfr in German Lieutenaut is also Leutnant and we just avoid that colonel thing by saying Oberst (upper).

[@MygaleVelue]

I'm french and it's a french word

[@joeydrew3329]

Jesus Christ this video has been on my mind for weeks and I’ve been so scared that I wouldn’t be able to find it. I’m so happy. I found it. One of the funniest videos I’ve watched

[@NavicNick]

Waaaaait a second... Colonel... is pronounced Kernel.... WTF!!! I've been saying it wrong this whole time?! I BLAME THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM!!!

[@Religious_man]

Y tho?

[@ZeroDarkDirty13]

I forgot why I subscribed to this channel a few years back but stuck around and this video reminded me. Thanks Doom!

[@TheKartoffel101]

As a German I have to lough so bad about this video xD *looks at Fahrtreppenschaltkasten... starts crying*

[@theallmemeingeye5927]

Jan Solo - lol what about " Nicht die antiwanderpanzerleitchenmachinengewehrtruppen!"

[@abdullahakhtar9824]

Que?

[@judycarlsson]

In Sweden we have the same word for Married and Poison. "Gift"

[@ThatManMelvin]

i like how the word 'queue' is just its first letter followed by 4 silent letters...

[@bluethunderbolt9631]

Well yeah, that's cause they're waiting for their turn to be pronounced.

[@ThatManMelvin]

@@bluethunderbolt9631 nice

[@mikanunulol]

This video was honestly one of your better videos, found this one really enjoyable

[@KilllerWhale]

Make moar of this doom ! The storytelling is brilliant !

[@enzogiannini5331]

after sooooo many years... thx @Doom49

[@newera478]

Just speak Finnish. We pronounce every word just like they are written.

[@DenizSeker_DS]

It's like that in Turkish too

[@Vjrcr]

I didn't even notice that mispronunciation, and was very confused by that tweet, now it all makes sence.

[@Youngdrazey]

Why do i get likes?

[@corwyntalia]

Lieutenant/Leftenant I thought it was a throwback to the military having confusing ranks that were too close together, similar to how "port" and "starboard" came about. It used to be something like "laboard" and "starboard" but in the middle of a storm or a battle with explosions going on, the crew might mis-hear the captain and run to the wrong side of the ship.

[@FIRESPAHK]

i was laughing so hard. my body hurts now thanks dooM.

[@thomasulstedsrensen4377]

This video is the reason Doom is a perfect human being! This video literally made me wake my whole family. I love you doom!!

[@MrJohnAllushi]

The word lieutenant in British English is pronounced "lief tenant" because it has been influenced by Greek. In the Greek alphabet to say F we have two letters, the letter φ and the letter υ. (Although the second one is used only in specific words and situations.) So you seeing the similarities between u and υ.. the Brits changed it to lieutenant (lieftenant)... it may have been changed when the Brits were in control of Cyprus or when they were in control of some Greek island back in the 1800s to 1900s.

[@JacobSnyderTheBr0kenK0rpze33]

John Allushi I appreciate that you know that. that's exactly was I was gonna point out. man isn't history neat?

[@MrJohnAllushi]

Jacob Snyder Hell yeah it is neat, too bad only been through that book once, while I've studied Byzantine and Ancient Greek history like 3 times... Oh well.. still neat.

[@DjSL3ID3R]

I love these videos, even came back to watch the cancer one you linked in the end cart like a few months ago, these are just so good :D

[@WhereTimeFlows]

you made a whole video just for a misspelled word xD?! Im impressed

[@Kysman95]

OH MY GOD!!! That meme is 'why tho'!!! I always thought it is 'Yo tho' and it never made sense to me! Thank you Doom!!! You changed my life!

[@dylanoconnor1819]

Its left tennant because its not right

[@darbyvillaruz9627]

Dr. Frog lol

[@okand217]

Dr. Frog ｒａｒｅ

[@FEFELAND]

I haven't really been active here as of late but, omg I was laughing through every minute of this.

[@danendraabhinaya5437]

lol can i get that "y tho" pic?? xD

[@MaNu5755]

Danendra Abhinaya type Y tho on google. and do like me... buy the y tho hoodie

[@thomasbrokkoli7520]

google y tho

[@ThatNickGuyEh]

first day on the internet? just type "y tho" in google's search bar.

[@Bacavoit]

Just google it, "y tho". Its art from Fernando Botero.

[@danendraabhinaya5437]

RockZdAk1nG umm idk, maybe?? kinda new (?) :/ i never saw this meme before

[@talos111]

About the "left-tenant" thing with the brits, I think it's the accent. Anyone who's payed attention to "All Ghillied Up" in MW notices Price is called "left-tenant" even though subtitles say "lieutenant"

[@arewqable]

When a canadian asked about English language. I can't even even. xp

[@KingRaven.O]

awesome vid and the edit is out of this world man loved it soo hard

[@nirboom]

lol i luv your voice and how you speak in this video

[@TheTruthSentMe]

Doomy, your memes are the absolute best.

[@TheToxicBeaver]

I see dat Estas Tonne tab Doom , I appreciate ya y tho?

[@Doom49]

+TheToxicBeaver you know where it's at ;)

[@riciuagariciu6439]

Memes used well gjob

[@repetti2265]

I think Lieutenant became Lef-tenant for the same reason, they wanted to say it faster, but it was hard to say fast AND clear so people ended up adding a consonant "f" because it required less of a shift in your mouth to pronounce it. There you have a possible reason for why Leftenant came to be

[@fluffyRabbit01]

man, I am learning French and it's much weirder than English.

[@gunnybunni]

counting anything past forty is ridiculous

[@_Salok]

Quatre-vingt-dix-sept 4-20-10-7 ? Nope, it's 97 ! jst bcuz. Also, Baguette.

[@iweedooz6191]

well french indeed is a language built by elites to split them from peasants , so they created many shitty rules so the one that doesn't know must not be from the great elite. At first it's base on Oc language (Occitan, at south) and Oïl (at north),so they pick on each language to create a new that every one could learn easily but only elites can master. Truth is French grammar rules really sucks ...( trust me i'm french ^^) i was Dev at a point of my life and it's kind melting great C language with some Brainfuck everywhere (>_

[@TheKartoffel101]

imparable 71 try to learn German, you can put like more or less random nouns together to get something like "Fahrtreppenschaltkasten" and yes this word actual exist in german and you guys want to tell me that you still have struggle to pronounce "Porsche" correctly?

[@TheKartoffel101]

Renae Edwards All I can say as german is "poor you"

[@captainblueandcrew320]

this vid is good m8, i salute to you o7 make more of these videos, they arrrrrrrrre very interesting and with your kind of humor... just perfect oh mighty memelord

[@Colonel_dinggus]

I'm triggered

[@Mr.Amheim]

True

[@JR-yr8xm]

one of the funniest doom vids I've seen, lol. thx bro.

[@TheKrzysiek]

Spoderman dosnt liek inglish

[@krissasterisk]

timeless masterpiece.

[@The_Viktor_Reznov]

"in French its pronounced just as its spelt" - French is one or the most fucked up language I have ever seen. There are more words that are exceptions to a certain rule than words that follow the said rule.

[@jonman927]

it's the same way in the English language there are over 400 words that don't follow the i before e rule and only 33 that do follow it

[@Religious_man]

Which leads us all to the fucked up British English.

[@revvilo]

FAHK, DOOM! you make the most effing hilarious videos when it comes to things like this, it's amazing!

[@valdemar3181]

xD best vid ever and the answer wasnt 42 it was 69

[@TheDeeplyCynical]

42 is the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything. Never read, listened to or watched Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy?

[@acrobit3486]

this video is 1 of you're funnyest videos to date, atleast for me

[@mantequia762]

The reason we have Leitenant instead of Leftenant, is because their was a letter that the f looked like an i and it just caught on

[@brick2745]

doom i laughed so hard when i heard you were going to make this video but good job explaining dude

[@mehdimalek6147]

The funniest video in 2016 hands down, gg DooM49 xD

[@langehenne8724]

Doom we need more videos like this!!!

[@chasejezik4923]

Well Doom, I can't say I'm surprised that this was addressed. I remember watching that video, thinking about roasting you for the pronunciation, but then realizing the same thing. FeelsBadMan

[@Johnny-ng8kz]

OMG I love this video!!!! Please make more

[@mr.zman8]

german leutnant + french leftenant and you get lieutenant

[@LankeethePine]

This never dawned upon me till now, thank you Doom for blowing my mind.

[@simonpongor-juhasz7386]

I just love how he said "y tho"

[@allandominguez8195]

it takes a lot to make me crack up... good job, colonel doom

[@theroyalcourt223]

That was one of the funniest videos I've seen in a while. Great job doom and also how'd you do the leafy voice so well.

[@alexburke5273]

This was blown waaaay out of proportion.

[@WorkInProgressX]

please i just want your "y tho" extended for an hour.

[@TheWulf899]

Haven't seen your vids in a long-ass time. I'm glad to watch you throwing down fact-bombs like that. I've missed this.

[@connorgoldy7706]

I very much enjoy this video! Keep up the logical shenanigans my friend.

[@Bassalicious]

I laughed so hard :D great video, dude!

[@nightmaretita]

I need "y tho" series Doom please this is one of your best videos ever! Y tho and bcuz faces makes me laugh so hard and your voice fits them so perfectly :D

[@nghtmar3i.v443]

funny thing is that we were talking about english in general in Human Geography on Wednesday. so apparently it had to do something with europe and how when they where once really weak and they kept getting invaded and they had to change languages and so they adapted to all thoughs languages and mixed them into a whole new language. so basically english is a shit ton of languages combined.

[@ThePelican12]

Lef-tenant was a direct reference to leaders of the rank of tenant. They stood to the left of the captain of a regiment awaiting orders to give to their own sections. They were also in command should the captain need to leave to take care of business elsewhere. Lieutenant was the french way of spelling/pronounciation of doing it. The reason the Americans use the french way of this goes back to our fight for independence from Britain, when we received combat training from experienced french commanders and leaders. Hope this helps yaa along doom. Take care and fly safe o7

[@toyaLEET]

its called leftenant because he (the leftenant/lieutenant) was "left" with the "tenancy" of command.. so its "leftenant"

[@javyassassin13]

the left tenant is now a right tenant

[@MrFazurHoelle]

I think the "leftenant" probably came from the german "Leutnant" missread as "Levtnant" and spoken as "lef-tenant" Dunno but can you dig up a few more of these funny products? These were ridiculously funny :D keep up the good work!

[@joetedrick4798]

This is my favorite video on the internet.

[@harryspalding2193]

this is probably one of the funniest videos I have watchet

[@benjamin3615]

mid 16th century: from obsolete French coronel (earlier form of colonel ), from Italian colonnello ‘column of soldiers,’ from colonna ‘column,’ from Latin columna . The form coronel, source of the modern pronunciation, was usual until the mid 17th century.

[@CyanYTPBR]

You fucking nailed that Leafy impression

[@131mirafiori]

why did this video need to end

[@_JellyG_]

The way doom says "why tho" is so funny for some reason.

[@TheNerdRagePro]

Yep... you need to do more of this type of video... "y tho"... LOVED IT!!!

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

That leafy imitation was LITRALY the best

[@raininginside]

One of my fav vids from ya

[@bhsmith13]

couldn't keep a straight face either

[@escapeartist2399]

i knew as soon as i saw the y tho thumbnail it was gonna be a great video thx doom i was laughing way to hard

[@fluffy6597]

make this a series doom!!!!!!!

[@WallWarden]

Damn that Leafy bit got me man.

[@DIVISION21JC]

doom that was the funniest thing I have seen in a while. pls do more like it I couldn't stop laughing

[@Njurdi]

I loved this video Doom, please keep doing more of these!

[@Yengore]

+DooM49 (Some British people, and also all other Commonwealth armed forces, to be clear) There is fair evidence (in terms of how the word was spelled in middle english) that both "lef" and "lieu" pronunciations have coexisted for some time. The French word "lieu" (place) on which the word is based, is occasionally seen spelt in old French as "luef". Codified spellings and pronunciations of words is a distinctly modern invention - for most of the time before, things were a lot more vague. On the next video you can ask why sergeant is pronounced Sarge-ant :P

[@sasaki9825]

🤣😂🤣😂😂😭 my dude you had me dead. This shit was so funny. It’s the way you said the name of the those brands and what not....

[@gizmogaming7080]

this is the video you show people when they ask who doom49 is

[@ilothomas5825]

Left tenant is definitely the right one

[@lloyd76oswald]

Kevin Stroud's The History of English podcast is a great place to find answers to questions like this.

[@timothyflint6972]

In the Australian Defence force, we differentiate the Navy 2 rank and the Army 1 rank by pronouncing Lieutenant differently. Lieutenant is for the Navy, Lef-tenant is for the Army.

[@soccerbro808]

I was told from school that it was spelled Curnel but people started to say Colonel so they switched the spelling to"Colonel" and now today they went back to saying Curnel. English dictionary just never cought up haha