[Ads-l] Q: M silent in MN?

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Sat Jan 3 07:03:29 UTC 2015


What homework is JB wanting us to do for him now?
BTW, French <condamner> has <mn> pronounced [n].
Likewise <damner, damnation>, <l'automne> 'autumn',
<la colonne> 'column'.
But <le/la hymne> [imn]

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