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

 --- 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

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"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

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