LL-L "Phonology" 2002.10.26 (11) [E]

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From: Ruud Harmsen <rh at rudhar.com>
Subject: LL-L "Phonology" 2002.10.26 (06) [E]

13:57 26-10-2002 -0700, Lowlands-L:
Ben J. Bloomgren <Godsquad at ev1.net>:
>Subject: LL-L "Phonology" 2002.10.26 (02) [E]
>One must remember that Dutch is extremely difficult for us
Americans because
>we are not familiar with the British ou as in "out" and oe that
does not
>sound exactly like book.

Strange, I always thought that the vowel of "out" was one of the few
that is practically the same in all varieties of English, across all
oceans (Northern Ireland excepted), and that a British or American
ou will also do fine as an imitation of what is spelt au or ou in
Dutch. Am I wrong? If so, how?
--
Ruud Harmsen <rh at rudhar.com>
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