Comments by "bakters" (@bakters) on "Polish wz.88 Tantal at the Range" video.

@79marchewa "shortened Tantalum" Tantal is the correct Polish name of this element. Polish chemistry major speaking. Tantalum is in Latin. Level V on duolingo speaking... ;-)
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@shepardpolska "The difference doesn't exist in modern polish" The difference between h and ch does not exist in modern Polish either, yet there are people who do distinguish between those two consonants. Is it true for ó and u vowels or rz and ż? That there are no dialects which distinguish between those sounds? I suspect it's the case, but I simply do not know.
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First I thought it was just yet another nit-pick from some Pole, then I read the name. Respect, brother! I speak several languages, but I'd never be able to pick up any pronunciation mistakes in anything Semitic. (But maybe it's a joke name, and you are actually a Slav? Then, I don't care. Otherwise, see above.)
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@shepardpolska There are (largely extinct) dialects, which still use dual form, apart from singular and plural. A separate set of grammar tools, which allow you to distinguish between a pair of something and a larger number. Rękoma - rękami, oczyma - oczami, końmi - koniami, chodźwa - chodźmy, zrobiwa - zrobimy itd. Are there no dialects which use different vowel qualities for ó and u? That's hard to know, because even if I heard them, I'd most likely think that they do not distinguish, simply because I can't, which means my ear is not trained to hear the difference. It's similar to when the Japanese learn Polish and have trouble hearing the difference between z and dz, which in their language sound the same. Basically, only a linguist will know for sure. But it's true, that in standard modern Polish those vowels sound exactly the same.
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