Return-path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Personal-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on chain.digitalkingdom.org Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:10:05 -0800 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([192.168.123.127]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PTFSP-0001yF-J7; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:09:25 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:08:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PTFRP-0001wZ-GZ for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:08:25 -0800 Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PTFRK-0001q3-EH for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:08:22 -0800 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=uESSSoDEku2quKX/oFXS2Smn5+55LTFcWFr5T5T8nFs= c=1 sm=0 a=oPC7MFcJc-IA:10 a=wPDyFdB5xvgA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=9o99xeNKNPYSmM5t9x5+TQ==:17 a=21C4yXKRPSxIIBRG2swA:9 a=a8V2dV0VOQjVi7N2B9JDAhjxOdQA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=9o99xeNKNPYSmM5t9x5+TQ==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 75.176.118.168 Received: from [75.176.118.168] ([75.176.118.168:38961] helo=chausie) by cdptpa-oedge01.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id DC/D7-07087-B5B2A0D4; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:08:12 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chausie (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37A54F8A3 for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:08:10 -0500 (EST) From: Pierre Abbat To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Alice in Wonderland nix Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:08:05 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 (enterprise 0.20070907.709405) References: <143260.7676.qm@web88005.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <671046.10882.qm@web88001.mail.re2.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <671046.10882.qm@web88001.mail.re2.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by Ecartis Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <201012161008.07430.phma@phma.optus.nu> X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: phma@phma.optus.nu Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste Content-Length: 551 Lines: 17 On Thursday 16 December 2010 08:55:33 A. PIEKARSKI wrote: > >{nanl} could also work. Maybe it's best for the long run rule (assuming > > any consonant pair can be properly pronounced at the end of a word). > > I don't think it can.  It's barely distinguishable for {nan}. "nanl" can be pronounced as two syllables, with a vocalic "l", which at least to my ear is easily distinguishable from "nan". I'd say "pair" and "ja'ar", the "r" being the usual hyphen-letter. Pierre -- Jews use a lunisolar calendar; Muslims use a solely lunar calendar.