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Re: [GZG] Full Thrust Lite

From: Oerjan Ariander <orjan.ariander1@c...>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:48:22 +0200
Subject: 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@comhem.se

"Life is like a sewer.
  What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
-Hen3ry

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