Re: NATLANG: French spelling questions
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, February 29, 2004, 2:16 |
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Benct Philip Jonsson scripsit:
> Are there any French words other than _aiguë_ where
> an _ë_ is used to indicate that a preceding _u_
> is pronounced [y]?
Well, now I know why English _ague_ is pronounced /'ejgju/!
AFAIK that pronunciation of -gue is unique.
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