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Re: question on sampa representation

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Monday, March 24, 2003, 18:30
Sally Caves scripsit:

> John gave it, I believe, because he was demonstrating to me the difference > between the /U/ sound and the /V/ sound. > Put, pull, and putter, pun--in Americanese.
You give me way too much credit, Sally! I just wanted to discourage the sometimes-heard pronunciation /tSVtsp@/.
> She walked right up to the governor, after his speech about improving > education, and while the cameras were still rolling she asked him > point-blank whether he had ever seen the inside of a university. Now THAT > took chutzpah.
Yup. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact, at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door. --sign in Paris hotel | --Cordelia Vorkosigan