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Re: A break in the evils of English (or, Sturnan is beautiful)

From:Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
Date:Friday, April 26, 2002, 6:53
 --- Jan van Steenbergen wrote:

> Can Dutch be considered an example? If so, let me tell you this: > According to standard pronunciation, |ei| is a diphtong, pronounced like > [Ei]. However, there are many dialects (mainly, but also the city dialects > of Amsterdam and The Hague) where it is pronounced exactly like [E].
... and committed a mortal sin of omission. He should have written: "... many dialects (mainly in Flanders, but also the city dialects ..." Apologies for filling up your mailboxes with this kind of stuff. Jan ===== "You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." --- J. Michael Straczynski __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com