Re: A BrSc a? & Nyuu Romaji

--- J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...> wrote:
> Vocalic "r" is indicated by R, so TO "ruler" and
> "earth" are represented by
> RUULR and RTH. In "r"-less dialects of English, A
> and AA may be used in place
> of (unstressed and stressed, respectively) vocalic
> "r", so TO "ruler" and
> "earth" may optionally be represented by RUULA and
> AATH.
Here is a hole in the scheme: If American stressed
vocalic "r" is represented by AA in non-rhotic
accents, the words "father" FAADHA and "further"
FAADHA become orthographically the same despite
distinct pronunciations, as do "Balmer" BAAMA and
"Burma" BAAMA (yes, I know it's MIIAENMAR now :), and
I bet there are other examples.

And if "AR" is represented by AA to, then "farther"
joins the group of words represented by FAADHA!

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