bridle/bridal

[Chris Waigl]

On 29 May 2009, at 02:36, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
>
> That's why the phonetic spelling /pedl/ is not right to express how
> the word "pedal/peddle" is spoken.  This is because these are two
> syllable words and need two vowels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabic_consonant

Chris Waigl
proudly sporting her own syllabic L

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