Re: YAEPT: uu/ii (< Quick Latin pronunciation question)

Hi!

Philip Newton writes:
>...
> Ah, as in "Raupe, Raupen; Sendung, Sendungen"?
Yes.

> I think what I'm wondering about it is how come that particular ending
> became the stereotypical ending for foreign words.
Hmm, probably just the most productive one at that time.  Today, words
that don't 'naturally' fit another paradigm will use -s plural -- how
boring. :-)

But how 'naturally fit' works in an L1 brain is a difficult
question...

**Henrik