Re: [lojban] pronouncing ' as th

["And Rosta" <a.rosta@v21.me.uk>]

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

These should be written /ba'orzu'e/ and /'/: /'/ is a phoneme
with allophones [h] and [T] (among others, such as [K], the
lateral fricative).

I acquired my Lojban accent before I discovered that /'/ needn't
be realized as [h]. If I had known that, I would have done what
Craig has done. Instead, my Lojban accent merges /'/ and /x/,
especially between high vowels.

--And.