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Re: Tong-cho-la

From:Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...>
Date:Tuesday, April 22, 2003, 1:33
>Not just a question of cognates, but one of familiar patterns of >sounds. Which word seems more familiar to you, "grendge" or "arubweg"? Both >are certainly pronounceable for English speakers, but "grendge" would sound >more familiar, being similar to other words already in existence.
Indeed, quite true, though of the two, my eye was drawn first to "arubweg" due to its unusual pattern. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963