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Re: English notation

From:BP Jonsson <bpj@...>
Date:Saturday, June 30, 2001, 9:57
Ðon Kouan rót about mí speling ském:

 >> a ný néxn,

arh, it xud be _náxn_ v cors!

 >This is a specifically American speech, and as such, Lincoln surely
spoke of a nú, rather than a ný, néxn.


í xud hav koment'd on þis.  wudn't it raþr b a rúl v pronynsiáxn for
amerikanz þat _ý_ aftr alvéolarz b pronouns'd lík _ú_?  ðyst tú kép a limit
on þ difrensz in speling.


/BP 8^)>
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