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

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

Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 10:33:08PM +0200, G Dyke wrote:
>
> > Chris Evans wrote, concerning {x}:
> >
> >
> > > Techinically, it's a "voiced k".  But,
> >
> > Whatever it is, it certainly isn't voiced. If you compare these
> > sequences:
> >
> > poo   pfoo    foo
> > tart   chart    shark
> > k       kx       x
> >
> > x bears the same relation to k as f does to p. It is an unvoiced
> > (wherever k is pronounced) fricative.
>
>
> In lojban, it's probably perfectly legal to voice it (there's
> nothing else similar).
>
> -Robin
It's just IPA /x/, hence the spelling.

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