Re: [GZG] Full Thrust Lite
From: Oerjan Ariander <orjan.ariander1@c...>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:54:40 +0200
Subject: Re: [GZG] Full Thrust Lite
Michael Llaneza wrote:
> >I find Welsh place names *much* easier to pronounce starting from the
> >spelling than English place names are... the Welsh are decent enough
to
> >actually adhere to their pronounciation/spelling rules; the English
> >generally aren't :-p
>
>Actually, for a language derived from the attempts of French speaking
>soldiers to pick up German speaking barmaids, we have remarkably
regular
>rules for pronunciation; it's just that far too many of them come from
>French.
Although "Slough", though... :-p
(Hint: the placename above does *not* rhyme with the other two words :-/
)
/Oerjan
orjan.ariander1@comhem.se
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What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
-Hen3ry
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