Robert Hailman wrote:
>
> Kristian Jensen wrote:
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> >
> > 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.
>
> /borInISIa/ - not to far off from my pronounciation of "Indonesia."
>
> Was I wrong? I don't want to lose marks. Oh, wait. I'm not in school
> right now. Never mind.
Actually, I was wrong even if my pronounciation is right. What I
*really* say is /borIniZia/. The [S] vs. [Z] problem is because in my
head I made no distinction between voiced & unvoiced consonants, and the
[i] vs. [I] is just typing mistakes.
--
Robert