hyphenation question
Edward M Dumanis
dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU
Tue Jul 18 03:48:07 UTC 2006
Actually, talking about the auditory break, the very first "v" in this
word is silent.
Sincerely,
Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
> Svetlana Grenier wrote:
>
> > I think it can be hyphenated like this:
> >
> >> chuvst-vi-tel'-no
>
> I've seen this kind of hyphenation, but my understanding was that
> chuv-STvi-tel'-no would be preferable because it's generally better to
> attach consonants to the following syllable when possible, and also
> because that's where the auditory syllable break occurs.
>
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> Paul B. Gallagher
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