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Re: Pronouncing "Boreanesia" (was: Kristian's name)

From:Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 31, 2000, 8:27
> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 04:06:34 +0100 > From: daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...> > > Kristian Jensen wrote: > > > OK... for some weird reason, this discussion has made me > > wonder about how you all pronounce "Boreanesia" when you > > guys read it in your minds (or out loud if you wish). I'll > > tell you how I imagined it pronounced in English in another > > post. > > If I read it in English it would be: > > [bORI@"niZ@] > > But if I read it in Swedish, which is much more beautiful, > so that's what I prefer, it sounds like: > > [bOrea"ne:sia] > > Or possibly even the swedification "Boreanesien": > > [bOrea"ne:siEn]
I must admit to overlooking the e in ea most of the time, and mentally pronouncing it in Danish --- that is, ['boRA"ne:?Sa]. (With ['] for secondary stress, I can't remember the SAMPA convention). Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)