Re: USAGE: English vowel transcription

On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Roger Mills wrote:

> I hope you're right, Dirk-- but a belated trip to the dictionary tells me
> Irina is right.
> I'm afraid my little bit of nonsense was acquired third-hand at best. (But
> it would still sound naughty!!)
> Aha-- a later post from Irina:
> >Belatedly, trying to pronounce "vaak" with an American accent, I
> realize that you probably mean "vak" [vAk], not "vaak" [vak].
Also, it's usual for most Dutch speakers to devoice initial /v/
partially or completely, making it even more naughty :-)

   Irina

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