[lojban-beginners] Re: A Newbie's First Impressions

["robin.bcc" <robin@bilkent.edu.tr>]

Travis Garris wrote:
> > From Jon:
>
> "Well, nis. is pronounced as neice, there are no
> silent letters in lojban."
>
> I didn't realize this.  I was pronouncing "klaudias."
> as Claudia, not Claudias.  I guess "porcys." would
> sound like you owned more than one to the
> English-speakers.

It's a matter of taste whether you Lojbanise names by dropping the final 
vowel or adding a final consonant (BTW, the consonant doesn't have to be 
"s" - a lot of people go for "n").  I used both methods in the examples, 
and in this case it seemed better to drop the "e", since "porc" is 
distinctive enough, and in any case, a lot of people mispronounce the 
word that way.

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