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From:SuomenkieliMaa <suomenkieli@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 1, 2001, 13:55
--- John Cowan <jcowan@...> wrote:
> Christophe Grandsire wrote: > > En réponse ESuomenkieliMaa > <suomenkieli@...>: > > > >> If you know Finnish, you know "y" is like the > "ew" of > >> the English word "Jew" and "a:" (which is actual > "a" > >> with the diaersis or umlaut above it) is like the > >> American/Midwest pronunciation of the "a" of the > >> English name "Abbey". Hence, it is called > "v-ew-a". > > > > > > He he, the first one I cannot differentiate from a > French "ou" or Spanish "u", > > No, actually Finnish "y" is IPA /Y/, a laxed version > of French "u". > The reference to "Jew" is because /ju/ is the > regular English approximation > of /y/. > > -- > There is / one art || John Cowan
Oh, thanks John!! That notation helps immensely... but what does IPA stand for? I know that abbreviation in the finance world as something surely different than intended here! Anyhow, that's exactly what I wanted to indicate. Regards Young Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/