Re: Hebrew, etc. [was: Multi-lingos

Steg Belsky wrote:

> About his hhet/khaf example, when i was in Israel i met a girl who
> *insisted*, forcefully, that no one is allowed to call her anything
> besides /Hofit/, with a pharyngeal hhet.  No /xofit/, no /hofit/.  Only
> /Hofit/.
Natural enough, speaking as someone who is very tired of being called
"Cohen".

> Greater Ashkenaz,
A great expression!  Although somewhat redolent of "Grossdeutschland".

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