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Re: Weak and strong--saw/seen

#50959 01/06/2002 8:07 PM

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Faldage

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Faldage

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I('ve) seen that.

I('ve) eaten that.

In the first example the ('ve) is assimilated into the sibilant of seen. In the latter the ('ve) is between two vowels and has nothing to be assimilated into.

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Slip sliding away Sparteye 12/27/2001 8:00 PM

Re: Slip sliding away Faldage 12/27/2001 9:09 PM

Re: Slip sliding away Sparteye 01/05/2002 4:06 PM

Re: Slip sliding away Faldage 01/05/2002 4:54 PM

Sleepy Sparteye 01/05/2002 11:40 PM

Re: wired Faldage 01/05/2002 11:57 PM

Re: Slip sliding away musick 01/06/2002 12:00 AM

Re: Slip sliding away Faldage 01/06/2002 12:04 AM

*Circumnavigated? I don't think so! musick 01/06/2002 12:20 AM

patina of sleep consuelo 01/06/2002 3:01 AM

Re: Slip sliding away stales 01/08/2002 12:35 AM

Re: Slip sliding away TEd Remington 12/27/2001 9:40 PM

Re: Slip sliding away Sparteye 12/27/2001 11:34 PM

Re: Slip sliding away Capital Kiwi 12/28/2001 7:22 AM

Re: Slip sliding away Faldage 12/28/2001 1:43 PM

Re: Slip sliding away Capital Kiwi 12/29/2001 12:11 AM

Re: linguist vs. grammarian Faldage 12/29/2001 10:56 AM

Weak and strong NicholasW 01/03/2002 8:15 PM

Re: Weak and strong Jackie 01/04/2002 3:09 AM

Re: Weak and strong doc_comfort 01/04/2002 5:59 AM

Re: Weak and strong Sparteye 01/05/2002 4:08 PM

Re: Weak and strong--saw/seen WhitmanO'Neill 01/06/2002 5:11 AM

Re: Weak and strong--saw/seen Faldage 01/06/2002 2:13 PM

Re: Weak and strong--saw/seen WhitmanO'Neill 01/06/2002 5:38 PM

Re: Weak and strong--saw/seen Faldage 01/06/2002 8:07 PM

Re: Weak and strong--saw/seen WhitmanO'Neill 01/06/2002 8:51 PM

Re: Weak and strong--saw/seen Jackie 01/06/2002 9:09 PM

Re: Weak and strong--saw/seen Faldage 01/06/2002 11:52 PM

. Max Quordlepleen 01/06/2002 11:30 PM

Re: saw/seen (post edit 19:28) Faldage 01/07/2002 12:10 AM

. Max Quordlepleen 01/07/2002 1:16 AM

Re: saw/seen (post edit 19:28) Faldage 01/07/2002 11:49 AM

Re: saw/seen (post edit 19:28) milum 01/07/2002 12:03 PM

Re: saw/seen Capital Kiwi 01/07/2002 3:32 PM

Re: saw/seen Faldage 01/07/2002 3:50 PM

entropy in language wofahulicodoc 01/07/2002 12:17 AM

Strong verbs Bobyoungbalt 12/29/2001 5:28 AM

Re: Strong verbs Faldage 12/29/2001 11:09 AM

Re: Strong verbs Capital Kiwi 12/29/2001 2:39 PM

Re: Slip sliding away of troy 12/28/2001 3:06 PM

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