Re: I'm finally asking (re French)

In article <1194852918.747354.43780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
mb <azythos2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Nov 11, 10:38 pm, Harlan Messinger

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Since each vowel has multiple pronunciations, it isn't that easy, is it?

Why? As in every case, all you do is detemine the understandable range
of the foreign phoneme and recommend a sound that falls within it.
Luckily here you only have to choose a single e-E-etc. for all F [e]
or [E]. For example e as in there. Done.

I take it you don't mean the second "e" in "there" ...

I know your "Done" is an English word, but it seems that you would also
recommend that spelling as an informal transcription of _données_ for
English speakers. I think very few readers would actually perceive it as
disyllabic, while "don-NAY" can't be faulted on that account at least.

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