From: "John Cowan"
> laokou scripsit:
> > (final "c" without an accompanying "k" is weird, too [for English]).
> In the 18th century it was, but "music" for "musick", "critic" for
> "critick", "sceptic" for "sceptick" have been accepted since
> Dr. Johnson's day. Perhaps you mean "in stressed syllables".
Perhaps I do. After Philip pointed out some counterexamples of my above
comment, I came up with many others on my own (some of which you've
mentioned) and was going to suggest that we just forget I ever said that,
but maybe the "stressed syllable" qualification saves face.
> > (German, I believe, now also has the same three-way distinction for
"ch").
> Yes, e.g. "Chance" /Sa~s@/.
This also involved some backpedalling and qualifying on my part.
(see posts from Philip and me on German "ch")
Kou