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penitentes
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the eee sound of the i gets a little squished between the pen and the ten.
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pen-ih-ten-tays
the eee sound of the i gets a little squished
yes, but is there a rule (guideline) which tells us when (not) to use the aaa sound for an e? (only used once in penitentes) somewhere I learned that 'standard' continental vowel pronunciation was 'ah,aa,ee,oh,ooh'.
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The e-n combination seems to flaunt the ah ay ee oh uu rule of thumb. Rules? There are steenkin' rules? 
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Sounds like the guy who originated your dictum had the problem.
When I was in; the Philppines, my Filipino doctor friends could not say the word "ship"
without it's sounding like "sheep".
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One day down in old Sacramento
I purchased an antique memento,
And much to my pleasure
Uncovered a treasure
Beneath it: a rare pentimento!
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A touching Russian song:
"Oche chornya, opissonya, Excremento, Kalifornya..............
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One day down in old Sacramento
See, Juan? It can be done.
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