----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Poxon" <m.poxon@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: 06 December 2001 13:27
Subject: Re: English syllable structure
> Hmm? /tl/ potlatch... shuttling... hope you haven't caught my "failing
to
> engage brain before putting mouth in gear" tendency - for which I
apologise.
> It's just enthusiasm really!
> Mike.
/t/ at the end of one syllable followed by /l/ at the start of the next is
perfectly valid. It is when /tl/ occurs as part of the same syllable that
it breaks English rules.
--
Fabian
Teach a man what to think, and he'll think as long as you watch him. Teach
a man how to think, and he'll think you're playing mind games.