linguist like to argue with (or criticize) non-linguists, too

[Mark A Mandel]

On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, James A. Landau wrote:

#Considering some of the languages taught at Monterey, are you sure
#"DLIFLC" is not a pronounceable acronym?
#    /dih-lih-FILK/
#That sounds like something Mark Mandel would be singing.

I sure would, but why three syllables? [dlI'fLk], with syllabic [l] in
the second syllable.

#If furniture could speak, Barry Popik's dining room would have the
#most polyglot table in New York.

Right!!

-- Mark M.