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Subject: [lojban-beginners] hairballs  was : gismu abbreviations?
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J. Chittleborough wrote:

> Hmmm... would we be able to get away with an IPA [C] instead of the IPA 
> [x] for a lojban "x"? To my rather ham-fisted understanding of such 
> things, the former is pretty close to a unvoiced English "y" or the [hj] 
> sound in "huge", so it's easier on those of us who didn't learn to cough 
> up hairballs during childhood. ;o)

I guess it would be acceptable. At least I would do so without thinking 
in the vicinity of front vowels, because it's the easiest way (I'm 
German, trust me on this; I've been doing it all my life): you alternate 
between [C] as in huge (mind the [ju] sound which effectively makes it 
[Ci]) and [X] as in "ugh".

If [C] is not permissible (after all I didn't see it documented 
anywhere): The hairball feeling goes away if you grind your teeth at the 
same time :O). Seriously, it isn't necessary to open your jaws. One 
movement less, and it all flows natchully, don't it?

mu'o mi'e .klaus.cmiyly.