Re: Poem in Fynetik Inglix
From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
Date: | Wednesday, December 8, 1999, 2:14 |
nicole perrin wrote:
> I noticed this in John's post too - I distinctly say /balm/, as well as
> /kalm/ and /kwalm/ and /alms/, is this abnormal?
A lot of l-consonant clusters, especially /lm/, tend to vary in whether
or not /l/ is pronounced. I say both /almz/ and /amz/, as well as
/kA(l)m/, /kwA(l)m/, and /bA(l)m/
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