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Re: (YAEPT?) Pattern exemplifying as many vowel phonemes as possible?

From:<li_sasxsek@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 23:20
> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Mark J. Reed
> > > > which misses only [hoid], uses "hud" a word I have no idea of
the
> > meaning, > > > As an acronym, HUD = Heads-Up Display. In the real world, a > dashboard/cockpit/control panel display that is projected in > front of the > operator (e.g. a translucent overlay on the windshield) so > that they don't > have to look down to see it. Nowadays also used for the > interface portion > of a virtual reality display (as opposed to the portion that
shows the
> virtual world).
When I saw it I thought it was for Housing and Urban Development. For the benefit of those outside the US, this is known as HUD /hVd/.