On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Roger Mills wrote:
> 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).
> >
> Barry Garcia wrote:
> >I say: /bori@niZ@/>
>
>
> Ditto here, with slight nitpick: /"bori@'niyZ@/.
So with hiatus [i@]?
> Faster might be
> /"bory@'niyz@/. Remember--ingrained US phonemics habit: my y's are IPA
> [j].
>
I also note the typically American habit of transcribing the tense
vowel with two symbols: [iy].
Dirk
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