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folk's got kind of one of those almost Ls.

No l in folk /'foʊk/, unless I am intentionally mispronouncing it as a joke. No dark l in there either.


Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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thanks, z.


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but what have we learned from all of this?

ziLch.

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sparteye got us going for six pages of comment, at least.


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but what have we learned from all of this?

That ad hoc pronunciation based on English spelling are worse than the English spelling system itself. No wait, I already knew that.

That the pronunciation of approximant consonants (link) is a complicated affair. No wait, I already knew that.

I guess I've learned nothing from this thread, but it has reinforced my awe in the face of all facets of language. No wait, you all knew that already.


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You knew more than I knew, but you already knew that.


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Originally Posted By: zmjezhd
so talk and tak would sound the same? how about walk and wak and wok?

talk /tak/ = branch
tak (?)
tack /teak = type of wood
walk
wak (?) = hole in the ice
whack /węk/
wok / = type of cooking pan


wink ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wink


Of course I do appreciate that at least one of you all shows spontanious knowledge of Dutch.

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Dutch treat means everyone pays his/her own bill at a
restaurant.


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Too bad if we knew it all already or some of it at least..I was here for the discussion and Loved it

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Too bad if we knew it all already Does anybody else say a'ready? [here we go again e]

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