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On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 04:29:10PM -0400, der Mouse wrote:
> > But the 'ee' in 'beet' is a diphthong IMD
> 
> _That_ is weird to _me_. :-)  (As I say them, "beet" and "beat" sound
> identical, and the vowel is not diphthongal at all.  

Same here.

> I'm not sure how to unambiguously describe it, lacking both IPA and
> the knowledge to use it correctly; it's the same vowel I'd use for
> most "-ee" endings, such as "thee" and "tree" and "free" and "agree" -
> or "bee", or even "be". Or "Sidhe", for that matter, though that may
> just confuse people.)

Same here.

-Robin

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