Re: The Language Code (take 4)

Quoting Peter Bleackley <Peter.Bleackley@...>:

> At 15:19 16/06/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >DE = Dirk Elzinga
> >
> >DE> Attention:
> >DE>
> >DE> This is *not* the beginning of an English Pronunciation Thread. If
> you
> >DE> insist on turning it into one, I cannot be held responsibile
> >
> >Well, it's hard to discuss the quantity - er, rather, the number
> >of English vowels without talking about vagaries of pronunciation. :)
> >But I agree, let's not go off on another "in MY idiolect. . ."
> tangent.
> >
>
> This seems like a good point to propose Bleackley's Law of English
> Pronunciation.
>
> Somebody Says It Differently.
BLEP. Henceforth, whenever an ugly YAEPT rears its head, we're going to invoke
BLEP.

                                                      Andreas

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