Re: another silly phonology question

Yoon Ha Lee wrote:

>On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Kristian Jensen wrote:
>[snip]
>> constriciton. Sibilants like /s/ are among the most perceptible fricatives that
>> can be produced. Velars on the other hand are the least.
>
>There's this part in one of C.S. Lewis' Narnia books (can't remember
>which one) where Jane (?) whispers to someone, "Get down [or something].
>*Thee* better," where she means "see" by "thee," and the story goes on to
>say that she was doing this because the "s" was easier to hear.  :-)
>Funny the things you can pick up from reading fantasy!
This reminds me of what my uncle once told me when I went hunting with
him as a kid. He told me never to whisper cuz the deers can hear that
a lot better than when you speak in a low voice. He also told me to
especially avoid words with <s>. Guess why?

-kristian- 8)