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Re: Newbie says hi

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 5, 2002, 20:51
Douglas Koller, Latin & French scripsit:

> Contrast Japanese where both "f" and "v" are bugaboos. Does Arabic > have an "f"?
Definitely: al-Fatah, Faisal, tfarnaj (to become a Frank, i.e. a European). What it lacks is any voiceless labial stop. When an Arab says he is going to Bombay, you have to ask "Bombay, India, or Bombay, Italy?" -- Only do what only you can do. John Cowan <jcowan@...> --Edsger W. Dijkstra, http://www.reutershealth.com deceased 6 August 2002 http://www.ccil.org/~cowan