Re: "th" sounds in loanwords


Peter T. Daniels <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Miguel Carrasquer wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 20:40:46 GMT, "Peter T. Daniels"
> > <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > >Harlan Messinger wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> > >> > ranjit_mathews@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >>India's Delhi would have to be spelt <Dilli> in order to be pronounced
> > >> >>correctly and even then, among Europeans, only Italians would pronounce
> > >> >>it properly with both a dental [d[] and geminate [ll].
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Isn't that the capital of the Maldives?
> > >>
> > >> That's Malé. Dili is the capital of East Timor.
> > >
> > >I considered that, but then I thought I'd remembered seeing a very long
> > >name for the capital of East Timor.
> >
> > Let me guess: Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital of Brunei)?
>
> Nope! Everyone knows the capital of Brunei!

Wrong again. :-)
pjk

> Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx

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