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Re: tlhn'ks't, ngghlyam'ft, and other scary words

From:Dan Jones <dan@...>
Date:Monday, February 10, 2003, 10:18
At 05:15 PM 06-02-03, you wrote:
> > Are you sure about 'burro'? How is final-o-representing-/@/ any more > > regular than final-ough-representing-/@/? I would've expected 'burra', > > or 'burrough' at the very worst. > >The 'o' is a) the unreduced form and b)the most common form outside of >Australia and NZ.
Add the UK to that. "borough" is definately /'bUr@/ here. Dan -------------------------------- Pa vezer o vageal e bae Douarnenez e klever a-wechoù un trouz iskis: Kleier kêr Is a zo a seniñ dinandan ar mor.