Re: [lojban] ... On second thought

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

Nick NICHOLAS wrote:

> Americans don't say kar,l for Carl, either, right?

Well, I do.

> Because there are not two syllables in Carl.

There are for me.  I understand /kA:l/ as "Carl", but I
wouldn't say it, and /kARl/ for me is German "Karl".

>  And "," stands for syllable break, not syllabic
> consonant. 

> So does Carl illustrate anything here? Or should I drop it in favour of
> Carol?

That might be better internationally.  But I pronounce Carl and Carol
the same except for the stressed vowel.

(Hey, if you can pronounce cup and carp the same except for
vowel length, why not?)

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