ety. of "shanty"

[Wilson Gray]

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> the grammar of "seann taigh" may be impossible.

The grammar of "seann taigh" *is* impossible. OTOH, the true Irish
word is _seanteach_ approx. ['SAnt,IK] wherein A = aesc and comma
signifies palatalization fronting /@/ to [I]. I leave the solution as
an exercise for the reader.

Further deponent sayeth not.

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