Versailles, etc.

Andrea Vine avine at NETSCAPE.COM
Mon Oct 4 21:11:28 UTC 1999


Kim & Rima McKinzey wrote:
>
> To me, 'awft at n, only announces that you know how to spell.  Ek'setr@ is
> another that annoys, and 'æth @ leet.
>

The Irish have a schwa between /l/ and /m/, so they say "film" as /fil at m/.  For
some dialects it seems there is a need for a transition from /l/ to another
consonant and vice versa.

Andrea



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