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Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 01:55:57 PDT
From: Jack Raven <j_raven@hotmail.com>
Subject: Pronunciation
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Pronounciation Questions.

Is "n" always pronounced  like  "note" "button" "no"
     as opposed to "sling" "wink" "finger"?

Is "r" always used like a vowel (er) "winter" "colorful" "better",
     or is it sometimes harder (more lip involved) when followed
     by a vowel as in English "rabbit" "crowd" "surround" (2 r's)
     (or is it just too minute a detail to matter)
     (the trilled "r" doesn't seem to have this distinction,
      it is more of a triple "d")

"Y"  = (uh)?  (mini-lesson)

what about (ih)   "fit" "sit"  "little"  My name "Tim"  My wife "Melissa"

     I personally think that  "uh"  and "ih"  are not distinct enough.
     Our names could be "tem" "malesa"  or "tim" "melisa"

Thanks for your help.

  Lojban neophyte,
                  tim


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