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Re: CHAT French undies (was: Re: Linguistic Terminology)

From:Tom Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Thursday, January 7, 1999, 0:30
Raymond A. Brown wrote:

> At 11:50 am -0500 6/1/99, John Cowan wrote: > >Raimundus A. Brown scripsit: > > > >> Weird - why pronounce and ending spelt/spelled -RIE as /rei/ or /rej/ ??? > > > >Go figure. > > Tried figuring - but though I could understand a 'spelling pronunciation' > of {rie} as "righ" [raj], it still puzzles me how {rie} could be mistaken > for {ray} ;-)
I didn't say it was spelling pronunciation -- it's just a confusioned analogy with other words that do have a mid vowel, as Douglas Koller was so nice to provide a list for. ======================================= Tom Wier <twier@...> ICQ#: 4315704 AIM: Deuterotom Website: <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/eclectorium/> "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." "Only the educated are free." - Epictetus =======================================