Thomas Weir:
>Quoting Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>:
>
> > >Prattle. Tootle. Little.
> > >
> > >?
> >
> > Please don't tell me that natives syllablize those as /pr&-tl/,
> > /tu:-tl/, /lI-tl/ ?! Is NOTHING they teach you in school correct?
>
>No. English does not purposely try to frighten foreigners,
>unlike some languages.
Eh? What would be frightening with telling people to syllabify /tu:-tl/
rather than /tu:t-l/ if the former is correct?
Andreas
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