Re: /N/ vs /Ng/ (was: Re: English notation)

>     Just a few quams here...  "Bangor" has no /g/ for me, though, I must
> admit, I don't know anyone from said city, so if I find out they pronounce it
> that way, I might.  Is "dongle" really a word?  "Ungulate" is definitely
> /VndZulejt/, mabye with a little /j/ in between the /dZ/ and the /u/.  But,
> yeah, I was just thinking up examples, and I'm sure everyone knows that
> feeling.

what? Really with the /dZ/? I'd spell /andZ@l&it/, which'd be my closest
equivalent pronuciation, as <undulate> (or is it <unjulate>?) Actually,
I don't think i've ever heard the word ungulate, pronounced anyhowly,
ever before. What's it mean?

Tristan

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