Re: I'm back, sort of

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, John Cowan wrote:

> Nik Taylor scripsit:
>
> > (like, when I saw _kyanpasu raifu_ - campus
> > life - on the Osaka U. web page - kyanpasu I can understand, but
> > _raifu_?!)
>
> Why not?  "r" is [4], but is also used for foreign /l/ morphemes;
> the final /u/ gets devoiced, so it can be added to foreign final
> consonants.
But the Japanese already have a word for 'life'.

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Tristan                  <kesuari@...>

Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still
be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
                -- Snoopy