On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:I pronounce {er} like in "better". I pronounce {eir} like in "air". The two do not sound alike, and I don't have Luke's problem with thinking it sounds too "Englishy" to pronounce {er} like that.The only issue is that it's not how lojban is pronounced.
I'm sorry, I have to disagree with you. Lojban is very permissive with pronunciation. The only person who's ever even suggested that you can't use the sound in "better" for .ebu that I am aware of is you.
--I imagine that some of our ponjbope'o had some trouble learning how/when/where to use "l" vs "r" but at the end of they day they will/should because that's how lojban is pronounced. If you can't pronounce "er" as "e" followed by "r" then practice.And no, its not just "some people" who have a problem pronouncing "er"and "eir" differently, its everyone from what I can see. I've yet tosee how anyone "could" pronounce them differently. If anyone would
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.i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o
(Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D )
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