Re: Sidestepping Spelling Reform

On 29 Jan 2004 at 19:26, Roger Mills wrote:

> Andreas Johansson wrote:
>
> > Quoting Roger Mills <romilly@...>:
> >
> >
> > > -- certain fricatives + r/l (except s+r and s+h, and s+f/v only in
> > > non-native; T/D can't cluster at all)
> >
> > Thriller? Thrash?
> >
> Ummm. That was probably due to brain-hurt.  Or was I think of "no
> s+T"? Anyhow, no T+l. In all cases we're referring to initial
> position; I know about aesthete and athlete.
I had to do it. I couldn't help myself. I'm a pain in the arse, I
know, but here it is, for completeness' sake...

American Heritage Dictionary:

sthenia n. A condition of bodily strength, vigor, or vitality. [New
Latin, from Greek sthenos, strength.] adj. sthenic

I couldn't find #sD, #Tl or #Dl, you'll be pleased to hear.




Paul

Ask me about the three words ending in "gry" some time. :->

Reply