Re: Country names

--- Tristan McLeay <kesuari@...> wrote:
> Peter Bleackley wrote:
>
> > It's time to quote Ogden Nash:
> >
> > The one-l lama, he's a priest,
> > The two-l llama, he's a beast,
> > And I will bet a silk pyjama
> > There isn't any three-l lllama.
>
> 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@/? :)
>
No, way.  three-l lllamas are pronounced with either
/p/ or /k_w/ in free variation (or /s/ & /z/ depending
upon dialect).

Adam who just couldn't help himself