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Re: CHAT: silly names

From:Scott W. Hlad <scott@...>
Date:Sunday, March 18, 2001, 2:38
> I know that, I speak Serbian almost at mother tongue level...that's why I > said, "almost". I just don't know how to write that in IPA ... /krk/?
My IPA skills haven't been used regularly since 1977. Your ball.
> > > > > Just as difficult as getting my last name correctly. You have > to glide right > > from the H to the L. The mouth of an English speaker can't handle those > > consonants together. > > > > Hehe, hladno je danas =) it's cold today
It's warm here ;-)
> > > In Czech, there is a whole tongue twister without any vowels in it. > > > > > > Strc prz skrz krk. > > > > There is a hacek over the c. > > > > > > Try that one on for size. > > Scott Hlad > > I've been trying to remember that for ages...but I thought there was a > syllabic "l" in one of the words...or maybe that's a slovak one?
Probably Slovak. Grandmother passed on last year, so I can't ask her. Scott
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