Re: pronouncing ? as th (pierre)

["la_okus" <xeubie@hotmail.com>]

--- Pierre Abbat wrote:

> I can pronounce /bahorzuhe/ faster than
> /ba<thorn>orzu<thorn>e/. /h/ requires only
> a flick of the vocal cords between the vowels;
> /<thorn>/ requires moving the tongue. I even 
> pronounce {fu'arka} with /h/, though
> etymologically it should have /<thorn>/.

Cool, I didn't know you could make that letter. Anyway, the letter h 
requires that you blow a gust of wind for a certain amount of 
time, while <thorn> uses the tongue to make a quick gust. I 
haven't taken any linguistic courses so please forgive the 
terminology. I guess what I really like about <thorn> is how 
defined it is, which is important when you're talking fast.

> I pronounce Lojban "r" as a trill, except when it's vocalic.

I was wondering why Americans were doing that...

mu'o mi'e .okus.