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Re: Country names

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Thursday, May 8, 2003, 11:25
Tristan McLeay scripsit:

> Hm, well if one-l lamas are pronounced with a /l/, and two-l llamas are > pronounced with a /j/, what're three-l lllamas? /lja:m@/? :)
It's more usual to pronounce both "lama" and "llama" in English with /l/. Nash points out in a footnote that a "three-l lllama" is a fire to which three firetrucks respond (a "three-alarmer"). -- MEET US AT POINT ORANGE AT MIDNIGHT BRING YOUR DUCK OR PREPARE TO FACE WUGGUMS John Cowan http://www.reutershealth.com jcowan@reutershealth.com

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