GZG List archives -- April 2008
Re: [GZG] Full Thrust Lite
Mike Llaneza wrote:
>Oerjan Ariander wrote:
> >> 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 :-/ )
> >
>Great example, but...
>That's both a proper noun, which type tends to have unique
>pronunciation,
Sorry, but as a furriner I really *don't* consider being a proper noun to
be a valid excuse for not following the same pronounciation rules as other
word classes... :-)
Regards,
Oerjan
orjan.ariander1@xxxxxxxxx
"Life is like a sewer.
What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
-Hen3ry
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