Re: USAGE: [e] vs. [E] (was Re: Two questions about Esperanto)

Philip Newton wrote:
> > or "the Spanish e-sound" - both of which are
> > different from [E], which is the English short-e sound.
>
> I thought that "the Spanish e-sound" was also [E]. How would you transcribe it?
Spanish uses [e] and [E] as allophones, [e] in open syllables, [E] in
closed syllables (likewise for [o] and [O])