Talk:Snorkel (swimming)

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Section size for Snorkel (swimming) (21 sections)
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(Top)	3,241	3,241
Types and nomenclature	454	454
Function	3,628	3,628
Operation	8,519	8,519
Applications	18	4,293
Surface snorkelling	1,056	1,056
Finswimming	1,248	1,248
Freediving	607	607
Scuba diving	1,364	1,364
History	25,490	25,490
Separate snorkels	1,095	13,738
Dimensions	4,154	4,154
Orientation and shape	2,889	2,889
Independent snorkel construction	5,600	5,600
Integrated snorkels	3,949	20,208
Integrated snorkel construction	3,096	3,096
Half-face snorkel masks	2,684	2,684
Full-face snorkel masks	10,479	10,479
Associated equipment	1,737	1,737
Safety and competition standards	4,122	4,122
References	3,616	3,616
Total	89,046	89,046

Pronunciation

I've heard a few people pronounce 'snorkel' as 'shnorkel' in English. Is there any basis for this? Strontium10538 (talk) 23:38, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Leading British and American English dictionaries such as the Cambridge and the Merriam-Webster specify a pronunciation of the word "snorkel" starting with "sn" and not "shn". I too have heard some English speakers pronounce the word as "shnorkel", perhaps in deference to the original German loanword "Schnorchel", pronounced IPA: [ˈʃnɔʁçl̩], which does sound like "shn" at the start. The word for "snorkel" in Czech, "šnorchl", also comes from German and in the former language the "šn" in "šnorchl" is pronounced "shn". The "shnorkel" pronunciation of "snorkel" in English, however, is not the "official" pronunciation of the word in either American or British English. Helmardine (talk) 06:24, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Anything significant missing?

Hi Helmardine, I have been busy expanding and copy editing the last while. If you have the time or inclination please take a look and let me know if you see any obvious errors or omissions. No rush, next year would be fine;-) Cheers, and all the best for the new year. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 17:38, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for all your hard work on this article. There are no obvious errors in the text and any additions that I would want to make would be relatively minor. By way of example, the historical and recent use of dry suits for wilderness snorkelling in rivers and lakes, which makes a nice contrast with the popular image of snorkelling as an exclusively warm-water activity designed for tropical resorts. I have twenty-first century newspaper articles to evidence this new trend that can be referenced in this article and the "snorkeling" one. Helmardine (talk) 12:08, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Helmardine That would be great, Wikipedia articles are seldom finished as there is nearly always something to add when we can find it. I had no idea there had been so much development in full face snorkeling masks, for example. Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 16:41, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Pronunciation

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