[lojban] Re: cmene for Los Angeles

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 7/7/2009 10:31:36 Eastern Daylight Time, totus@rogers.com writes:


> For Los Angeles, I've seen  
> {losandjylys} and {
> losandjeles}.  Yet any time I hear Americans
> say it, the s is hard and
> the last syllable is drawn out as in eee.
>
> So it seems to me that the closest to local pronunciation
> would be {lozandjylis}.


That sounds weird to me.
I say {lasAndjylys} (with short 'a' as in "cat" in the stressed syllable).

I've heard "Los Angeleeze", but I wouldn't say it.  
I'm from the Midwest, so not a native of southern California.

stevo