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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