Spotted in Greece. So much to unpack here.Submitted by thecabinpresident t3_yagm9s in vermont
No-Tomorrow1576 t1_iteh4g5 wrote
Reply to comment by aelius_aristides in Spotted in Greece. So much to unpack here. by thecabinpresident
It originally was Vert Mont then the T was dropped and the other two words were put together to make it “Vermont” I learned this in teaching my kids about Vermont from homeschooling
*edit to fix “Month”
aelius_aristides t1_iteiwdt wrote
Dropping the T seems quite natural, the name rolls of the tongue better without it. Interesting!
Emerald_196 t1_itf2g1q wrote
Also you don't pronounce the T in Vert Mont. So by default it sounds like Very Mont, or Vermont.
aelius_aristides t1_itgfu8y wrote
Well French speakers don’t ofc, but obviously English colonists using the name did pronounce the T, or they wouldn’t have reason to drop it. I would think anyway.
Traditional_Lab_5468 t1_iteilde wrote
Ah yes. The green month.
No-Tomorrow1576 t1_iteit30 wrote
Wow, didn’t see that, fat finger and autocorrect, thanks for catching that
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