Re: *oy vey*

> Van:  Jan van Steenbergen
>
> [On the use of "ij" in Dutch]
>
> Wrong! "-ij" at the end of a word is always always
> always stressed! Correct would be: "vunkie".
Is it? I can name a few exceptions:

* Compositions such as
"honigbij
"ijsvrij" (/EjsfREj/ an ortographically cool word in Dutch, since the "v" is
pronounced voiceless here because of the preceding voiceless "s")
"meelij"
"wantij"
"monnikspij"

*A question word such as
"waarbij?"

Maarten

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