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Re: c-curl

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Tuesday, July 17, 2001, 8:29
In a message dated 7/17/01 1:26:11 AM, ConLang@TOLKIENQUIZ.CJB.NET writes:

<< Now I'm confused. I always learned in French of 'c-cédille' wwritten as ç,

before an 'a' 'o' or 'u', indicating the c should be pronounced as s

instead of k. Or am I just getting confused by these terms? >>

    Yes, "ç" is pronounced [s] before "a", "o" and "u".  The IPA symbol,
though, is pronounce like the "h" in "huge" (noting that the "h" in "huge" is
different from the "h" in "how").

-David