German (was Russian) letter names was Re: Words about Conscripts

Hello,

> My mother, a bilingual from Germany, taught me to sing the German
> alphabet to the same song ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" aka
> "Ah, Vous Dirai-je, Maman"), thus:
[...]
> /'vau 'Iks 'IpsIlOn 'tsEt/
['vau]? Now that's strange. When I learnt the German alphabet
(admittedly, more than several years ago), I was taught it was ['fau].

Pavel
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Pavel Iosad               pavel_iosad@mail.ru

Is mall a mharcaicheas am fear a bheachdaicheas
                 --Scottish proverb

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