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[lojban-beginners] oh my god, please make it stop, it hurts so much! (was: Re: Questions on the sounds chosen for Lojban)



On 01/22/2011 07:22 PM, 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
>   

Please, please, please, please, please, please stop using english words
to refer to pronunciation. This is the most terrible thing you (all of
you!) could ever, EVER do. Please don't. Seriously. Thanks
  - Timo

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