It should obviously be pronounced "fourteen".dualstow wrote:Hmm, Ziv makes sense, too. I think I'm influenced by Mandarin Chinese (even though my Mandarin is shitty). Like President Xi, pronounced kind of like English 'she'. But Americans often say that X like a Z in Chinese, where Xiang becomes /zang/ or /zy-aeng/. Influenced by xylophone, no doubt.
Wow, Just Like Old Times! (VIX +72%)
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