Re: USAGE: syllables

Henrik Theiling scripsit:

> L2 alert: I have /Ten/ and /T&n/ (at least that's the idea; both are
> not in my L1, so I have problems pronouncing them automatically).
[DEn] and [D&n] capture General American and RP English better: [Ten]
sounds like "thane" < "thegn".  Of course when unstressed they
both collapse to [D@n] ~ [Dn=].

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