Re: English syllable structure
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 6, 2001, 19:14 |
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Quoting Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>:
> > only if followed by /uw/, except for 'piano'
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> I say /pi'&no/ for "piano". Is that not usual?
As do I.
> > 'chiaroscuro'
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> Never encountered that word, but I'd say /kia/.
It's a technical term in art criticism, and therefore
normally pronounced as in Italian: /kja.../
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