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29-663: Cần Thơ , anglicized as Can Tho or Cantho , is the fourth-largest city in Vietnam, and the largest city along the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam. It is noted for its floating markets , rice paper -making village, and picturesque rural canals . It has a population of around 1.507.187 as of 2024, and is located on the south bank of the Hậu River , a distributary of the Mekong River . In 2007, about 50 people died when

58-613: A form of both eco-tourism and cultural tourism. Due to Vietnam's frequent interaction with cultures and technologies from afar, a variety of vessels could be seen in Vietnam's floating markets. In current times, both modern boats, as well as traditional boats, are found, with wooden plank-keel boats being one of the more commonly used. Cái Bè floating market operates within the Tien River and between three provinces Tien Giang Province , Vinh Long Province , and Ben Tre Province . Ngã Bảy floating market (also known as Phụng Hiệp)

87-459: A large freshwater port and two industrial parks. 10°02′N 105°47′E  /  10.033°N 105.783°E  / 10.033; 105.783 Anglicisation (linguistics) In linguistics, anglicisation or anglicization is the practice of modifying foreign words, names, and phrases to make them easier to spell, pronounce or understand in English. The term commonly refers to

116-572: A personal name now usually depends on the preferences of the bearer. Name changes are less common today for Europeans emigrating to the United States than they are for people originating in East Asian countries (except for Japan , which no longer has large-scale emigration). However, unless the spelling is changed, European immigrants put up with (and in due course accept) an anglicised pronunciation: " Lewinsky " will be so pronounced, unless

145-658: A sensitive subject. Following centuries of English rule in Ireland , Douglas Hyde delivered an argument for de-anglicisation before the Irish National Literary Society in Dublin, 25 November 1892: "When we speak of 'The Necessity for De-Anglicising the Irish Nation', we mean it, not as a protest against imitating what is best in the English people, for that would be absurd, but rather to show

174-557: Is accepted in English with Italian spelling, but anglicised phonetically in being pronounced / ˈ p ɑː s t ə / in American English and / ˈ p æ s t ə / in British English . The anglicisation of non-English words for use in English is just one case of the more widespread domestication of foreign words that is a feature of many languages, sometimes involving shifts in meaning. The term does not cover

203-735: Is an anglicisation of the Old French damoisele (modern demoiselle ), meaning "young lady". Another form of anglicising is the inclusion of a foreign article as part of a noun (such as alkali from the Arabic al-qili ). "Rotten Row", the name of a London pathway that was a fashionable place to ride horses in the 18th and 19th centuries, is an adaptation of the French phrase Route du Roi . The word "genie" has been anglicized via Latin from jinn or djinn from Arabic : الجن , al-jinn originally meaning demon or spirit. Some changes are motivated by

232-554: Is based in Hậu Giang Province and sits at the intersection of seven water ways, Cái Răng floating market sits near the city center of Can Tho, it is a favorite among tour groups due to the colorful paint of the boats as well as its reputation as a 'must-visit food hub'. Long Xuyên floating market is near Long Xuyen's city center and is known for its peek into the Mekong's rustic way of life, with floating houses dotting

261-452: Is considered to be the "rice basket of Vietnam", contributing more than half of the nation's rice production. People say of Cần Thơ: Cần Thơ gạo trắng nước trong, Ai đi đến đó lòng không muốn về. Cần Thơ with its white rice and clear waters. For those who visit, who would ever want to leave. Cần Thơ (shared with Hậu Giang) is famous for its floating markets, especially Cai Rang Floating Market , where people sell and buy things on

290-535: Is named Turin in the native Piedmontese language , but is known as Torino in Italian. The translation of personal names used to be common, e.g. Copernicus rather than Kopernik . According to The Economist , the tradition 'seems to belong to another era'. The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya style guide for example recommends not translating the names of contemporary royalty, but does recommend translating papal names . Furthermore, names written in

319-503: Is now completed, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Southeast Asia. The six-lane Saigon–Cần Thơ Expressway is being built in parts from Hồ Chí Minh City to Mỹ Tho . Hydrofoil express boats link this city with Hồ Chí Minh City . From Phú Quốc island, tourists can use the ferry, passenger bus or taxi to transfer to Cần Thơ. There are many vehicles such as taxis, Grab motorbikes, buses, vans and coaches. The Mekong Delta

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348-468: Is subdivided into nine district-level sub-divisions: They are further subdivided into five commune-level towns (or townlets), 36 communes, and 44 wards. Ninh Kiều, which has the well-known Ninh Kiều port, is the central district and also the most populated and wealthiest of these districts. The city borders the provinces of An Giang , Hậu Giang , Kiên Giang , Vĩnh Long and Đồng Tháp . Before 1975, National Highway 4 (now National Route 1 ) bypassed

377-603: The Cần Thơ Bridge collapsed , causing Vietnam's worst engineering disaster. In 2011, Cần Thơ International Airport opened. The city is nicknamed the " Western Metropolis" ( Tây Đô / 西都 ), and is located 169 kilometres (105 miles) from Hồ Chí Minh City . During the Vietnam War , Cần Thơ was the home of the ARVN IV Corps capital. The ARVN 21st division was dedicated to protect the city of Cần Thơ, including

406-492: The Köppen climate classification , Cần Thơ has a tropical wet and dry climate ( Aw ). Cần Thơ's climate features two seasons: rainy (from May to November) and dry (from December to April). Average annual humidity is 83%, rainfall 1,800 mm (71 in) and temperature 27 °C (81 °F). After 120 years of development, the city now is the delta's most important center of economics, culture, science, and technology. It has

435-416: The palatal /ɲɲ/ represented by the digraph <gn> in Italian, but with fully occlusive /ɡ/ followed by /n/, enabling his nickname Spags , also with /ɡ/. Floating markets of Vietnam With two deltas from both the northern Red River and the southern Mekong River, floating markets were an important aspect of greater aquaculture -based society consisting of floating communities that inhabited

464-459: The "w" becomes a "v", as in "Levi". " Głowacki " will be pronounced "Glowacki", even though in Polish pronunciation it is "Gwovatski". " Weinstein " is usually pronounced with different values for the two "-ein-" parts ( / ˈ w aɪ n s t iː n / ). American NFL coach Steve Spagnuolo 's family name, which contains no phonetic [ɡ] in the original Italian, is pronounced not with a semblance of

493-503: The French fashion, rhyming with "fromage". Some places are named something different in English than they are in their native language, e.g. Florence for Firenze . This is not always the case; some places are just transferred instead, e.g. old names like Amsterdam and Madrid and new names like Port-au-Prince . De-anglicisation has become a matter of national pride in some places and especially in regions that were once under colonial rule, where vestiges of colonial domination are

522-625: The Latin alphabet should be written according to the spelling conventions of the native language, including reasonable diacritics . They say names written in other scripts should still be anglicised. During the time in which there were large influxes of immigrants from Europe to the United States and United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries, the names of many immigrants were never changed by immigration officials (as demonstrated in The Godfather Part II ). The anglicisation of

551-530: The desire to preserve the pronunciation of the word in the original language, such as the word "schtum", which is phonetic spelling for the German word stumm , meaning silent. The French word "homage" was introduced by the Normans after 1066, and its pronunciation became anglicised as /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/, with stress on the first syllable; but in recent times showbusiness and Hollywood have taken to pronouncing "homage" in

580-570: The ferry from Binh Minh, VL to Cần Thơ where the ARVN 21st division patrolled heavily the ferry transportation to protect the civilians and ship merchants. South of the National Highway 4 from Cần Thơ to Ba Xuyen province (Soc Trang) were mainly heavily patrolled by ARVN soldiers to prevent route disruption. Today, Cần Thơ is connected to the rest of the country by National Route 1A and Cần Thơ International Airport . The city's bridge , which

609-481: The folly of neglecting what is Irish, and hastening to adopt, pell-mell, and, indiscriminately, everything that is English, simply because it is English." In some cases, a place name might appear anglicised compared with the most widely used name, but the form being used in English is actually the borrowing of an older or different form that has since been changed. For example, Turin in the Piedmont region of Italy

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638-403: The modified form "obscene" /əbˈsiːn/ . The plural form of a foreign word may be modified to fit English norms more conveniently, like using "indexes" as the plural of index, rather than indices, as in Latin. The word "opera" (itself the plural form of the Latin word opus ) is understood in English to be a singular noun, so it has received an English plural form, "operas". The English word "damsel"

667-569: The present MR 3. The 39th regiment consisted of battalions from My Tho and Sa Dec in the Delta. The 39th Regiment participated in the successful campaigns against dissidents in Hua Hau in 1955–1956. The city is an independent municipality at the same level as the other provinces of Vietnam . It was created in the beginning of 2004 by a split of the former Cần Thơ Province into two new administrative units: Cần Thơ City and Hậu Giang Province . Cần Thơ

696-405: The proliferation of on-ground and floating markets. Although economic growth and emerging technology over the 19th century provided alternative commercial avenues, floating markets remained a central meeting place into the 21st century as road infrastructure gradually developed in the Delta regions. There have been increased efforts to preserve the traditional appearances of some floating markets as

725-484: The provinces of Chương Thiện (now in Hậu Giang), Bạc Liêu, An Xuyen (Cà Mau), Ba Xuyen (Soc Trang), and Kiên Giang. Before 1975, Cần Thơ was part of Phong Dinh province. On November 1, 1955, the third Light Division changed into the thirteenth Light Division, and the fifteenth, twelfth, and 106th regiments transformed into the 37th, 38th, and 39th regiments. The 37th and 38th Regiments consisted of battalions that originated in

754-490: The respelling of foreign words or loan words in English, often to a more drastic degree than that implied in, for example, romanisation . One instance is the word "dandelion", modified from the French dent-de-lion ("lion's tooth", a reference to the plant's sharply indented leaves). The term can also refer to phonological adaptation without spelling change: for example, pasta (pronounced [ˈpasta] in Italian)

783-853: The river, as well as the bird gardens and the port of Ninh Kiều . The city offers a wide range of tropical fruits such as pomelo , longan , jackfruit , mango , guava , banana, rambutan , mangosteen , dragon fruit and durian . The Cần Thơ City Museum has exhibits on the city's history. Tourist attractions: Academic institutions in the city are Cần Thơ University , Cần Thơ Department of Education and Training , Cần Thơ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tây Đô University , Nam Cần Thơ University , Cần Thơ College, College of Foreign Economic Relations – Cần Thơ Branch, Medical College, Singapore International School at Can Tho , Cần Thơ Technical Economic College and Vocational College, with its well-known College of Agriculture and Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute , Cần Thơ University of Technology . Under

812-598: The riversides of Vietnam. Archaeologists have found evidence that extensive trading networks likely existed in Vietnam's river deltas from as far back as 4,500 years ago. As far back as the 7th century, the southern riverways of the Mekong Delta were seen as prime migratory opportunities for those farther north. Many of the communities consisted of cultural groups now associated with modern-day ethnic groups, such as Kinh , Chams , and Khmer . The intersections of major riverways become major points of commerce and led to

841-427: The unmodified adoption of foreign words into English (e.g. kindergarten) or the unmodified adoption of English words into foreign languages (e.g. internet, computer, web). Non-English words may be anglicised by changing their form and/or pronunciation to something more familiar to English speakers. Changing grammatical endings is especially common. The Latin word obscenus /obskeːnʊs/ has been imported into English in

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