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Re: CHAT: Definite/Indefinite Article Distinction

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Thursday, September 12, 2002, 14:22
En réponse à Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>:

> > No, that's incorrect. In both cases one writes "een mens" ("en" has only > one > meaning: "and"). However, there is a difference in pronunciation: the > numerals > is pronounced [ejn], the article [@n].
Isn't it [en] for the numeral? I've personally never heard één pronounced with a glide. Christophe. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr Take your life as a movie: do not let anybody else play the leading role.

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Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>