Re: USAGE: German VhC pronunciation

Mark P. Line scripsit:

> Cool. 'Maar' is a geological term that I'd very nearly forgotten about
> (though I've seen a few in the Eifel, and knew they were called that at
> the time). 'Maas' must be the river, since it's not in Wahrig. There's
> also 'Maat', a "mate" in the maritime sense. I have no idea where they got
> 'staal': it's not in Wahrig, and a brief scan of google hits showed only
> surnames and Dutch/Flemish pages.
The only word actually containing it is "verstaalichen", so it may be a
false hit.

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