From: Colin Wright <colin.wright@denbridgemarine.com>
Organization: Denbridge Marine Ltd
To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org
Subject: [lojban-beginners] PodCast comments ...
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:54:59 +0100
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Hi,

Briefly, I think the "podcast" (whatever that is) was brilliant.  I downloaded 
the MP3 and transcript and am working through it, understanding the spoken 
lojban and repeating the words.

I have a real problem with part of it, though.  Throughout the letter "o" is 
being pronounced as the vowel sound(s) in these words:

    low
    though
    toe
    crow

This includes, specifically, in the word "lojban".  My understanding from the 
written material is that the "o" sound should be a pure vowel, pronounced as 
in "topic" or "hot".

Can anyone enlighten me in this regard?

I'll more on to other misunderstandings after we've got some feedback on this 
one.  I have to repeat, though, that this is an awesome achievement.

Kudos.  .iosai


kolin.
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Dr C.D.Wright, Director of Innovation and Engineering
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