Re: Long vs. short vowels in English

From: Richard Herring (junk_at_[127.0.0.1)
Date: 07/19/04


Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:13:03 +0100

In message <yyrj4qo4fdx7.fsf@pc156.maths.bris.ac.uk>, Des Small
<des.small@bristol.ac.uk> writes
>Richard Herring <junk@[127.0.0.1]> writes:
>
>> In message <10fm7q4ituop560@corp.supernews.com>, Jim Heckman
>> <wnzrfeurpxzna@lnubb.pbz.invalid> writes
>> >
>> >On 18-Jul-2004, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>
>> >wrote in message <c8bkf0lbl6nsk2gq545e2hf7lbli41v4uo@4ax.com>:
>> >
>> >[...]
>> >
>> >> Aggressive? I think not. I do maintain a certain skepticism, given
>> >> that this is USENET, and so I expect or ask others to explain the basis
>> >> for any explanations or corrections they supply to me. "Because I said
>> >> so" is not an acceptable explanation.
>> >
>> >I'm glad you (finally?) realize this, and hope in the future you
>> >will bear it in mind with regard to your own, previously
>> >assertion-filled and evidence-free, posts in
>> ><misc.education.language.english> and <fr.lettres.langue.anglaise>.
>> >
>> A quick Google search suggests that your list is incomplete.
>
>You can google for Jim's hopes now?

Of course.

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_epq=I%20hope&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&as_u
authors=Jim%20Heckman&lr=&hl=en

-- 
Richard Herring


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