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Re: [lojban] Challenging pronunciation



Dnia czwartek, 14 października 2010 o 06:46:01 Stela Selckiku napisał(a):
> Here's me saying those:
> http://www.cinchcast.com/selckiku/101280

I'm sorry but I still don't hear it. Are you sure that *you* can distinguish those sounds?

I'm on the verge of declaring that this is the biggest ever mistake in the design of lojban. Not as much because it's difficult for someone from my particular cultural background ;) but because it's grossly inconsistent with the rest of the phonology. Take "r" for example - any rhotic sound is fine. Or "y". In light of this permissiveness I'm left to wonder how this thing with "x" and "'" came about.

> Not that my pronunciation is always the best example. :)

Could be a factor ;)
-- 
Ecce Jezuch
"Can't hate me like I do, I know me better" - J. S. Clayden

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