Re: Latin pronunciation puzzle

Ruud Harmsen wrote:
> 31 Dec 2005 22:40:48 -0800: "ranjit_mathews@xxxxxxxxx"
> <ranjit_mathews@xxxxxxxxx>: in sci.lang:
>
> >True for most native speakers. Non-native speakers who were never
> >formally taught that <ph> is to be pronounced [f], including yours
> >truly, /
>
> I must say that surprizes me a lot. Ph and f are equivalent in all
> European languages, including English, so an English course that
> doesn't teach that seems to be rather poorly equipped.

I hadn't yet been taught English as a subject by itself; it was only a
medium of instruction for teaching other subjects.

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