[lojban-beginners] Re: Anyone there?

[der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>]

> But the 'ee' in 'beet' is a diphthong IMD

_That_ is weird to _me_. :-)  (As I say them, "beet" and "beat" sound
identical, and the vowel is not diphthongal at all.  I'm not sure how
to unambiguously describe it, lacking both IPA and the knowledge to use
it correctly; it's the same vowel I'd use for most "-ee" endings, such
as "thee" and "tree" and "free" and "agree" - or "bee", or even "be".
Or "Sidhe", for that matter, though that may just confuse people.)

The vowel I have trouble with is the Norwegian "y".  I still haven't
quite figured out what it represents.  ("Æ" used to give me trouble
too, until I found out it's the vowel that begins English words like
"acid" and "abbey"; I have trouble _using_ it, but now at least I know
what it's supposed to be.  I still have to struggle with my tendency to
conflate it with "a" - malglico at work in a non-lojban context....)

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