Re: CHAT: Goethe (was: Roumant)

On Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 11:34:14AM -0500, Steg Belsky wrote:
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> Wow, that's one of my brother's most hated consonants too.
> He calls it "that damn Chinese {X} sound" because of a Berlitz book we
> found at a friend's house once.
What sound is that? I don't remember Chinese has any [X] sound? :-)

> I like it though, and made /C/ the reflex of original /x/ in my Unnamed
> (and undeveloped) Semitic Conlang.
>
>
> -Stephen (Steg)
>  "I just want to live while i'm alive."
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