Re: USAGE: English vowel transcription [Re: Droppin' D's Revisited]
| From: | Irina Rempt <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, October 12, 2000, 21:56 |
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On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Roger Mills wrote:
> The Dutch word _vaak_ (meaning 'hobby', inter alia) can sound very
> naughty, to the careless American ear.
I've been speaking Dutch for about forty years and I've never
encountered "vaak" meaning "hobby"! Usually, it means "often", and in
archaic expressions it can mean "sleep".
Irina
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Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastynay.
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