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Re: OT: Slightly OT: French as a second language

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Wednesday, November 21, 2001, 16:01
On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:30:58 +0200 Dan Sulani <dnsulani@...>
writes:
> 3. And let's not forget the spelling, a topic of extreme > youthful > anguish often heard in our home. ;-) Hebrew is spelled a lot more > like it is pronounced than English is. > Typical rant in our home: "Why are there 50 million ways to > spell(and they pronounce /i/)? If it sounds like (pronounced > /i/), it should be written "i" and be done with it!"
> Dan Sulani
- Do you know why they picked "i" for /i/, and not another spelling version of the sound, like "ee"? They don't know IPA, do they? ;-) -Stephen (Steg) "help! the hamster is eating my shoelaces!"

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