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So does "bite" sound kinda like "buy 't" (where " 't " is "it" with the "i"
chopped off)?

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu> wrote:

> On Saturday 22 January 2011 13:22:32 Luke Bergen wrote:
> > Really?  I find that I pronounce bite like lojban byit.  Maybe a better
> > example of yi in english is "site".  When I say "site" out loud in
> english
> > there is absolutely no hint of the lojban "a" sound.
> >
> > I think that in general english "s[i]te" and "b[uy]" are two different
> and
> > distinct diphthongs
>
> When I pronounce them, "site", "bite", and "buy" all have the same
> diphthong,
> except that the one in "buy" is longer, as in "side" and "bide".
>
> Pierre
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So does &quot;bite&quot; sound kinda like &quot;buy &#39;t&quot; (where &qu=
ot; &#39;t &quot; is &quot;it&quot; with the &quot;i&quot; chopped off)?<br=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Pierre Abb=
at <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:phma@phma.optus.nu">phma@phma.op=
tus.nu</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class=3D"im"=
>On Saturday 22 January 2011 13:22:32 Luke Bergen wrote:<br>
&gt; Really? =A0I find that I pronounce bite like lojban byit. =A0Maybe a b=
etter<br>
&gt; example of yi in english is &quot;site&quot;. =A0When I say &quot;site=
&quot; out loud in english<br>
&gt; there is absolutely no hint of the lojban &quot;a&quot; sound.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I think that in general english &quot;s[i]te&quot; and &quot;b[uy]&quo=
t; are two different and<br>
&gt; distinct diphthongs<br>
<br>
</div>When I pronounce them, &quot;site&quot;, &quot;bite&quot;, and &quot;=
buy&quot; all have the same diphthong,<br>
except that the one in &quot;buy&quot; is longer, as in &quot;side&quot; an=
d &quot;bide&quot;.<br>
<br>
Pierre<br>
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