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

From:Robert Hailman <robert@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 31, 2000, 1:33
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